Anazol 250 mg 20 Tablets

Anazol 250 mg 20 Tablets:

It is an effective drug in the nitroimidazole class used to treat bacterial infections in the stomach and intestines.

Metronidazole is used to treat bacterial infections in the vagina, stomach, liver, skin, joints, brain, spinal cord, lungs, heart, or bloodstream.

Metronidazole is also used to treat trichomoniasis, a sexually transmitted disease caused by a parasite.

Usually, both sexual partners are treated at the same time, even if one shows no symptoms.

Do not use metronidazole to treat any condition that has not been examined by your doctor.

Usage Instructions:

Take metronidazole exactly as prescribed by your doctor.

Follow all instructions on your prescription label and read all medication guides or instruction leaflets.

Metronidazole is taken orally.

It is administered by intravenous injection.

Your healthcare provider will give you the injection if you are unable to take the medication orally.

Shake the oral suspension (liquid).

Measure the dose with the provided measuring device (not a kitchen spoon).

Swallow the extended-release tablet whole; do not crush, chew, or break it.

If you are treating a vaginal infection, your sexual partner may also need to take metronidazole to prevent reinfection.

Metronidazole is usually given for up to 10 consecutive days.

You may need to repeat this dose after several weeks.

Continue using this medication even if symptoms improve quickly.

The dose of this medication varies among patients.

Follow your doctor's instructions or the directions on the label.

The following information includes only average doses of this medication.

If your dose is different, do not change it unless your doctor tells you to do so.

The amount of medication you take depends on the strength of the medication.

Also, the number of doses you take daily, the time allowed between doses, and the length of time you take the medication depend on the medical problem for which you are using the medication.

For oral doses (tablets or oral suspension):

For amebiasis infection:

Adults:

500 or 750 milligrams 3 times daily for 5 to 10 days.

Children:

The dose depends on body weight and should be determined by the doctor.

The dose usually ranges from 35 to 50 milligrams (mg) per kilogram (kg) of body weight daily, divided into 3 doses, for 10 days.

For bacterial infections:

Adults:

The dose depends on body weight and should be determined by the doctor.

The dose is usually 7.5 milligrams per kilogram of body weight every 6 hours for 7 to 10 days.

Your doctor may increase the dose as needed.

However, the dose usually does not exceed 4000 mg per day.

Children:

Your doctor should determine the use and dose.

For trichomoniasis infection:

Adults:

The tablet can be given in 3 different ways:

A single dose of 2 grams.

1 gram twice daily for 1 day.

250 milligrams 3 times daily for 7 days.

Children:

Your doctor should determine the use and dose.

For oral extended-release tablet dose:

For bacterial vaginosis:

Adults:

750 milligrams (mg) once daily for 7 days.

Children:

Your doctor should determine the use and dose.

Warnings and Precautions:

Metronidazole will not treat vaginal yeast infections.

You may develop a new vaginal yeast infection, which may require treatment with antifungal medications.

Tell your doctor if you have symptoms such as itching or discharge during or after treatment with this medication.

Do not share this medication with another person, even if they have the same symptoms as you.

This medication can affect the results of some medical tests.

Inform any doctor treating you that you are using this medication.