This medicine will only help infections caused by bacteria and will not work for the common cold, flu, or other viral infections. You should not use this medicine if you are allergic to metronidazole, secnidazole, or tinidazole, or if:.
May harm an unborn baby. Do not use metronidazole to treat trichomoniasis during the first trimester of pregnancy. Tell your doctor if you become pregnant. Not all uses of metronidazole are approved for treating children and teenagers. Metronidazole is not approved to treat vaginal infections in girls who have not begun having menstrual periods. Metronidazole has caused cancer in animal studies.
However, it is not known whether this would occur in humans. Ask your doctor about your risk. You should not breastfeed within 24 hours after using metronidazole. If you use a breast pump during this time, throw out the milk and do not feed it to your baby.
Get emergency medical help if you have signs of an allergic reaction hives, itching, warmth or tingling; fever, joint pain; dry mouth, dry vagina; stuffy nose, difficult breathing, swelling in your face or throat or a severe skin reaction fever, sore throat, burning eyes, skin pain, red or purple skin rash with blistering and peeling.
Stop taking the medicine and call your doctor right away if you have neurologic side effects more likely to occur while taking metronidazole long term :. Metronidazole can cause life-threatening liver problems in people with Cockayne syndrome. If you have this condition, stop taking metronidazole and contact your doctor if you have signs of liver failure --nausea, stomach pain upper right side , dark urine, clay-colored stools, or jaundice yellowing of the skin or eyes.
This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. While taking metronidazole and for 3 days after your last dose: Do not drink alcohol or consume foods, medicines, or other products that contain alcohol or propylene glycol.
You may have unpleasant effects such as headaches, nausea, vomiting, stomach cramps, and warmth or tingling under your skin. Use Metronidazole Flagyl exactly as directed on the label, or as prescribed by your doctor. Do not use in larger or smaller amounts or for longer than recommended. Follow all directions on your prescription label and read all medication guides or instruction sheets.
Use the medicine exactly as directed. Metronidazole injection is given as an infusion into a vein. If you are an allergy or cold or flu sufferer who drinks, opt for non-drowsy varieties of the meds, Jalloh suggests. As with all med-alcohol mixes, check with your doctor or a pharmacist first, and take characteristics like age and gender into account; women and older people tend to be at higher risk for negative consequences, the NIAAA says. While taking one or two ibuprofen Advil, Motrin occasionally is generally safe and recommended over mixing acetaminophen Tylenol with alcohol, if spirits and ibuprofen are staples in your diet, you may raise your risk for developing bleeding and stomach ulcers, Kerl says.
Food and Drug Administration. Lesson: Moderate your drinking and you may not need so many, if any, pills for the hangover. If you just ate a greasy meal and washed it down with a few big brews, you may be eager to reach for a drug to ease heartburn or indigestion.
But it behooves you to choose that med wisely, since some antacids and proton pump inhibitors are more likely to interact negatively with alcohol than others, says Jalloh, also an assistant professor at Touro University California. But if you do imbibe moderately, keep in mind that nearly all drugs for high cholesterol — think brands like Lipitor, Crestor and Zocor — can lead to liver damage, while those that are also spiked with aspirin like the brand Pravachol raise the risk of stomach bleeding when taken with alcohol.
This is to make sure that all of the drug has left your body. Some people assume that because it is a herbal remedy, it must be harmless. Quite the opposite.
By encouraging the breakdown of the other drug at a faster rate than normal, this means that the other drug becomes less effective. As we get older, our bones become weaker, so many people are prescribed calcium and vitamin D supplements to strengthen their bones and prevent fractures.
While these products benefit many, it is important to understand that they may affect how the body absorbs other drugs. These include drugs to prevent malaria, certain antibiotics and those used to treat an underactive thyroid. For most drugs, this interaction can be overcome by leaving time between taking the calcium product and the other drug.
A gap of between two and six hours between taking calcium and other drugs is usually enough. It is very important that if you are taking any of the drugs mentioned in this article that you do not stop taking any of them until you have consulted with your doctor.
Any sudden changes to medication may have more severe consequences than any of the interactions listed in this article. Portsmouth Climate Festival — Portsmouth, Portsmouth.
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