Details
Metronidazole Indications
- Infections caused by microorganisms susceptible to the drug:
amebiasis; urogenital trichomoniasis; nonspecific vaginitis; giardiasis.
- Surgical infections caused by metronidazole-sensitive anaerobic microorganisms.
- As a substitute for intravenous treatment of infections caused by metronidazole-sensitive anaerobic microorganisms.
Contraindications
Hypersensitivity to metronidazole or to the imidazole group, as well as to other components of the drug. Children up to 6 years of age (due to dosage form)
Dosage & Administration
Amebiasis: 7 days of treament.
Adults: 1.5 g per day, that is, 500 mg (2 tablets) 3 times a day.
Children 6 years of age: 30-40 mg / kg of body weight per day for 3 admissions.
Hyaluronicus: 5 days of treatment.
Adults should be prescribed 750 mg-1 g of metronidazole per day.
Children aged 6-10 years - 375 mg / day, 10-15 years - 500 mg per day.
Women trichomoniasis: 10 days of treatment, combining 250 mg (1 tablet) 2 times a day and 1 vaginal suppository (500 mg) per day.
*A sexual partner should be treated simultaneously, despite the presence or absence of clinical signs of trichomoniasis infection, even if the result of laboratory tests is negative.
