Flagyl ER (Metronidazole Extended Release Tablets)
FLAGYL ER Rx
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Generic Name and Formulations:
Metronidazole 750mg; ext rel tabs.
Company:
Pfizer Inc.
Select therapeutic use: Vaginal infections
Indications for FLAGYL ER:
Bacterial vaginosis in non-pregnant women.
Adult:
Swallow whole. Take 1hr before or 2hrs after meals. 750mg once daily for 7 days. Severe hepatic impairment: not recommended. Hemodialysis: consider dose supplementation after session.
Children:
Premenarche: not established.
Contraindications:
Pregnancy (1st trimester for trichomoniasis). Within 2 weeks of disulfiram (possible psychotic reactions). Concomitant alcohol during or at least 3 days after treatment.
Warnings/Precautions:
Discontinue if abnormal neurological symptoms occur. Candidiasis. History of blood dyscrasias. Monitor for leukopenia; do CBCs before, during and after therapy. IV: risk of severe/fatal hepatotoxicity in Cockayne Syndrome; obtain LFTs (at baseline, within first 2–3 days after starting, frequently during therapy, and after completion); discontinue if elevated. Hepatic or renal impairment; monitor. Elderly: monitor serum levels. Pregnancy (Cat.B). Nursing mothers: not recommended.
Pharmacological Class:
Antiprotozoal/antibacterial.
Interactions:
See Contraindications. May potentiate oral anticoagulants, lithium; monitor. Avoid concomitant busulfan; if needed, adjust busulfan dose and monitor. May be antagonized by phenobarbital, phenytoin, other hepatic enzyme inducers. May impair phenytoin clearance. May be potentiated by cimetidine, other hepatic enzyme inhibitors. IV: may potentiate 5-FU, vecuronium, CYP3A4 substrates (eg, amiodarone, tacrolimus, cyclosporine,carbamazepine, phenytoin, quinidine); monitor. May interfere with serum chemistry tests.
Adverse Reactions:
Nausea, headache, anorexia, vomiting, metallic taste, dysuria, cystitis; seizures, encephalopathy, optic/peripheral neuropathy, aseptic meningitis.
How Supplied:
Tabs—50, 100; ER—30; Caps 375mg—50 |
