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Make your infection resistant to medication. This medicine will not treat a viral infection (flu or a common cold).Oral metronidazoleOral metronidazole tablets, capsules, and the suspension are taken by mouth. May be taken with or without food.Shake the oral suspension well before each use. Always use an accurate measuring device to measure the correct amount. Do not use a household teaspoon or tablespoon to measure your medicine. You can ask your pharmacist for the measuring device you should use and how to measure the correct dose.Swallow the extended-release tablet whole and do not crush, chew, or break it.Metronidazole injectionThe injection is given as an infusion into a vein. A healthcare provider will give you the injection if you are unable to take the medicine by mouth.Dosing informationTrichomoniasis (adults)Treatment should be individualized. Usual dosages are:One-day treatment: 2 grams as a single oral dose or a split dose given on the same day7-day course: 250mg three times daily for 7 consecutive days.AmebiasisAdults: acute amebic dysentery. 750mg three times daily for 5 to 10 days.Adults: amebic liver abscess. 500mg or 750mg three times daily for 5 to 10 days.Children: 35mg/kg/24 hours to 50mg/kg/24 hours divided into three doses daily for 10 days.Do not exceed adult dosages.Anaerobic Bacterial Infections (adults)For more serious anaerobic infections, intravenous metronidazole is usually administered initially.Adults: 7.5 mg/kg every 6 hours (this works out at approximately 500mg for a 70kg adult) orally for 7 to 10 days. Maximum dose 4g/24 hours.A longer course of treatment may be required for bone, joint, lower respiratory tract, and endocardium infections.What should I avoid while using metronidazole?Do not drink alcohol or consume foods, medicines, or other products that contain alcohol or propylene glycol while taking metronidazole and for 3 days after your last dose. You may have unpleasant effects such as headaches, nausea, vomiting, stomach cramps, and warmth or tingling under your skin.What are the side effects of metronidazole?Get emergency medical help if you have signs of an allergic reaction to metronidazole (hives, itching, warmth, or tingling; fever, joint pain; dry mouth, dry vagina; stuffy nose, difficulty breathing, swelling in your face or throat) or a severe skin reaction (fever, sore throat, burning eyes, skin pain, red or purple skin rash with blistering and peeling).Metronidazole may cause serious side effects including:Nervous system problems, including brain disorder (encephalopathy), inflammation of the brain and spinal cord membranes (aseptic meningitis), numbness or tingling in the hands or feet (peripheral neuropathy), and seizures (convulsions). Tell your healthcare provider right away if you have any nervous system problems while taking metronidazoleWorsening yeast infection (candidiasis) symptoms in people with a known yeast infection or a yeast infection they were not aware ofLow white blood cell count (leukopenia) in people with
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