Flagyl ER (Metronidazole)

Flagyl ER is an antibiotic. It fights bacteria during your body. Flagyl ER is use to apply bacterial infections of the vagina, belly, skin, joints, and respiratory tract. This pill will do not therapy a vaginal yeast infection. Flagyl ER possible as well be uses for purposes other than those listed during this tablet guide.

Used Flagyl ER as send by your health care provider. Check the tag on the capsule for exact dosing manual.

Accept Flagyl ER by mouth on an empty belly at least 1 hour until or 2 hours after eating.

Swallow Flagyl ER whole. Not break, crush, or masticate until swallowing.

To clear up your infection totally, taken Flagyl ER for the total tack of treatment. Store take it even if you feel better during a few days.

If you miss a serving of Flagyl ER, accept it as soon as may. If it is almost time for your next serving, skip the missed serving and go back to your regular dosing graph. Not accept 2 doses at once.

Ask your physician any questions you perhaps have near how to used Flagyl ER.

Flagyl ER is an oral antiprotozoal and antibacterial. It is thought to work by entering the bacterial cell, acting on certain components of the cell and destroying the bacteria.

Taken the missed serving as soon as you remember. If it is almost time for your next dosage, skip the missed dosage and accept the med at your next regularly scheduled time. No taken extra medical to make up the missed dosage.

Flagyl ER is to be store at room temperature and protected from sunshine.

Not used Flagyl ER E if:

    * you are allergic to any component during Flagyl ER or to other nitroimidazoles (eg, tinidazole)
    * you are during the first 3 months of pregnancy
    * you are take busulfan, an ergot alkaloid (eg, ergotamine), or you have accept disulfiram within the past 2 weeks
    * you are accept an HIV protease inhibitor that contains alcohol (eg, amprenavir solution); check with your pharmacist if you are unsure if the med contains alcohol you drink alcohol


Seek your medico or doctor right far if any of these treat to you.

Some health terms can cooperate with Flagyl ER. Say your medico or pharmacist if you have any med circumstances, notably if any of the following treat to you:

    * if you are pregnant, planning to get pregnant, or are breast-feeding
    * if you are accept any prescription or with no prescription medical, herbal preparation, or dietary supplement
    * if you have allergies to capsules, foods, or other substances
    * if you have nerve, brain, or blood woe; Crohn disease; or a history of liver woe



Certain TABLETS CAN COOPERATE with Flagyl ER. Say your physician if you are take any other tablets, particularly any of the following:

    * Barbiturates (eg, phenobarbital) or phenytoin because they possible reduce Flagyl ER's effectiveness
    * Anticoagulants (eg, warfarin), busulfan, ergot alkaloids (eg, ergotamine), HIV protease inhibitors containing alcohol (eg, amprenavir solution), lithium, or macrolide immunosuppressants (eg, tacrolimus) because the risk of their side consequences possibly be enlarged by Flagyl ER
    * Disulfiram because side results, such as mental or mood changes, can happen
    * Oral contraceptives (eg, birth control tablets) because their effectiveness possible be decreased by Flagyl ER Extended-Release Capsules

All tablets possible cause side actions, but several people do not have them, or minor, side results. Check with your doc if any of these more COMMON side results remains or get bothersome:

    * Appetite loss; constipation; diarrhea; dizziness; headache; metallic taste; queasiness; belly upset; emesis.



Contact health attention right far if any of these SERIOUS side actions happen:

    * Serious allergic responses (morbilli; hives; itchiness; difficulty breathing; incommodity during the breast; edema of the mouth, face, lips, or tongue); bloody stools; enlarged or decreased urination; numbness, tingling, or burning of your arms, hands, legs, or feet; seizures; serious diarrhea; sore neck, chills, or fever; belly ache or spasms; vaginal pruritus, odor, or discharge; white patches during the mouth.

If you have any questions around Flagyl ER, please talk with your medico, pharmacist, or other physician.

Flagyl ER must be use only by the individual for whom it is enacted. No separate it with other people.

If your symptoms not improve or if they get worse, check with your health care provider.