Metronidazole (brand name Flagex) is an antibiotic used to treat various bacterial and protozoal infections. It is typically administered as 500 mg twice daily for 7 days. Metronidazole works by inhibiting DNA synthesis in certain obligate anaerobes, causing their cell death. It is indicated for acute infections caused by susceptible anaerobic bacteria, as well as intestinal amebiasis, amebic liver abscess, trichomoniasis, and bacterial vaginosis. Common adverse reactions include central nervous system effects like headache and gastrointestinal effects like nausea. Nursing responsibilities include administering the drug with food and advising patients not to drink alcohol during treatment.
Metronidazole (brand name Flagex) is an antibiotic used to treat various bacterial and protozoal infections. It is typically administered as 500 mg twice daily for 7 days. Metronidazole works by inhibiting DNA synthesis in certain obligate anaerobes, causing their cell death. It is indicated for acute infections caused by susceptible anaerobic bacteria, as well as intestinal amebiasis, amebic liver abscess, trichomoniasis, and bacterial vaginosis. Common adverse reactions include central nervous system effects like headache and gastrointestinal effects like nausea. Nursing responsibilities include administering the drug with food and advising patients not to drink alcohol during treatment.
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Metronidazole (brand name Flagex) is an antibiotic used to treat various bacterial and protozoal infections. It is typically administered as 500 mg twice daily for 7 days. Metronidazole works by inhibiting DNA synthesis in certain obligate anaerobes, causing their cell death. It is indicated for acute infections caused by susceptible anaerobic bacteria, as well as intestinal amebiasis, amebic liver abscess, trichomoniasis, and bacterial vaginosis. Common adverse reactions include central nervous system effects like headache and gastrointestinal effects like nausea. Nursing responsibilities include administering the drug with food and advising patients not to drink alcohol during treatment.
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Generic Brand Dosage Mechanism of Indications Contraindications Adverse Nursing
Name Name Action Reactions Responsibilities
Metronidazole Flagex 500 mg 2x Bactericidal > Acute infection > Contraindicated > CNS: > Take the drug a day for 7 ↓ with susceptible with headache, with food if GI days. Inhibits DNA anaerobic hypersensitivity to dizziness, upset occurs. synthesis in bacteria. metronidazole. ataxia, vertigo, > Do not drink specific (obligate) > Acute intestinal > Use cautiously incoordination, alcohol for 24-72 anaerobes amebiasis with CNS diseases, insomnia, hours of drug use; ↓ > Amebic liver hepatic disease, seizures, severe reaction Causing cell abscess. candidiasis peripheral may occur. death > Trichomoniasis. (moniliasis), blood neuropathy, > Your urine may be a darker color ↓ > Bacterial dyscrasias, fatigue. than usual. Antiprotozoal – vaginosis. lactation. > GI: > Apply the topical trichomonacidal unpleasant preparation by ↓ metallic taste, cleansing the area Amebicidal anorexia, and then rubbing a ↓ nausea, thin film into the Biochemical vomiting, affected area. mechanism of diarrhea, GI > Can experience action is not upset, cramps. drying of the known. > GU: dysuria, mouth with incontinence, strange metallic darkening of the taste, nausea, urine. vomiting, and > LOCAL: diarrhea. thrombophlebiti > Report for s (IV); redness, severe GI upset, burning, dizziness, unusual dryness, and fatigue or skin irritation weakness, fever, (topical). chills.