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What is the most important information I should know about metronidazole?
• Take all of the metronidazole that has been prescribed for you even ifyou begin to feel better metronidazole overnight. Your symptoms may start to improve before the infectionis completely treated metronidazole overnight.
• Do not drink alcohol while taking metronidazole metronidazole overnight. Flushing, fast heartbeats,nausea, and vomiting may occur when alcohol is ingested during metronidazoletherapy metronidazole overnight.
What is metronidazole?
• Metronidazole is an antibiotic metronidazole overnight. It fights bacteria in your body metronidazole overnight.
• Metronidazole is used to treat infections such as abdominal infections,skin and tissue infections, bone and joint infections, gynecologic infections,and respiratory tract infections metronidazole overnight.
• Metronidazole may also be used for purposes other than those listed inthis medication guide metronidazole overnight.
What should I discuss with my healthcare provider before taking metronidazole?
• Before taking this medication, tell your doctor if you have
· liver disease,
· a stomach or intestinal disease, or
· epilepsy or another seizure disorder metronidazole overnight.
• You may not be able to take metronidazole, or you may require a lowerdose or special monitoring during your therapy if you have any of these conditions metronidazole overnight.
• Metronidazole is in the FDA pregnancy category B metronidazole overnight. This means that itis not likely to harm an unborn baby metronidazole overnight. Do not, however, take metronidazole withoutfirst talking to your doctor if you are pregnant metronidazole overnight.
• Metronidazole passes into breast milk and may affect a nursing infant metronidazole overnight. Do not take this medication without first talking to your doctor if you arebreast-feeding a baby metronidazole overnight.
How should I take metronidazole?
• Take metronidazole exactly as directed by your doctor metronidazole overnight. If you do notunderstand these instructions, ask your pharmacist, nurse, or doctor to explainthem to you metronidazole overnight.
• Take each dose with a full glass (8 ounces) of water metronidazole overnight.
• Take all of the metronidazole that has been prescribed for you even ifyou begin to feel better metronidazole overnight. Your symptoms may start to improve before the infectionis completely treated metronidazole overnight.
• Store metronidazole at room temperature away from moisture and heat metronidazole overnight.
What happens if I miss a dose?
• Take the missed dose as soon as you remember metronidazole overnight. Take the rest of the day'sdoses at evenly spaced intervals unless otherwise directed by your doctor metronidazole overnight.
What happens if I overdose?
• Seek emergency medical attention metronidazole overnight.
• Symptoms of a metronidazole overdose include nausea, vomiting, dizziness,loss of coordination, numbness and tingling, and seizures metronidazole overnight.
What should I avoid while taking metronidazole?
• Do not drink alcohol while taking metronidazole metronidazole overnight. Flushing, fast heartbeats,nausea, and vomiting may occur when alcohol is ingested during metronidazoletherapy metronidazole overnight.
• Be aware of the alcohol content of other products such as cough and coldmedicines metronidazole overnight. Alcohol in these products can also cause a reaction metronidazole overnight.
What are the possible side effects of metronidazole?
• If you experience any of the following serious side effects, stop takingmetronidazole and seek emergency medical attention:
· an allergic reaction (swelling of your lips, tongue, or face; shortnessof breath; closing of your throat; or hives);
· seizures;
· numbness or tingling;
· dizziness or loss of coordination; or
· severe diarrhea metronidazole overnight.
• Other, less serious side effects may be more likely to occur metronidazole overnight. Continueto take metronidazole and talk to your doctor if you experience
· darkening of your urine;
· nausea, vomiting, or loss of appetite;
· an unpleasant metallic taste in your mouth;
· constipation or mild diarrhea;
· headache; or
· swollen or sore tongue metronidazole overnight.
• Side effects other than those listed here may also occur metronidazole overnight. Talk to yourdoctor about any side effect that seems unusual or that is especially bothersome metronidazole overnight.
What other drugs will affect metronidazole?
• Before taking this medication, tell your doctor if you are taking anyof the following medicines:
· a barbiturate such as phenobarbital (Luminal, Solfoton), amobarbital(Amytal), or secobarbital (Seconal) metronidazole overnight. These medicines may decrease the effectsof metronidazole metronidazole overnight.
· warfarin (Coumadin) metronidazole overnight. Bleeding may occur if metronidazole and warfarinare used together metronidazole overnight.
· phenytoin (Dilantin) metronidazole overnight. Phenytoin may cause dangerous side effects whentaken with metronidazole metronidazole overnight.
· lithium (Lithobid, Eskalith, others) metronidazole overnight. Lithium may also cause dangerousside effects when taken with metronidazole metronidazole overnight.
• Drugs other than those listed here may also interact with metronidazole metronidazole overnight. Talk to your doctor and pharmacist before taking any prescription or over-the-countermedicines metronidazole overnight.
Where can I get more information?
• Your pharmacist has additional information about metronidazole writtenfor health professionals that you may read metronidazole overnight.
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