Flagyl is an antibiotic that is used to treat bacterial infections of the vagina, stomach, liver, skin, joints, brain and spinal cord, lungs, heart, or bloodstream.
Flagyl 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 has no symptoms.
Dosage
Take Flagyl exactly as prescribed by your doctor. Follow all directions on your prescription label and read all medication guides or instruction sheets.
Flagyl oral is taken by mouth.
If you are treating a vaginal infection, your sexual partner may also need to take Flagyl so you don't become reinfected.
Flagyl is usually given for up to 10 days in a row.
Precautions
You should not use Flagyl if you recently drank alcohol, or have taken disulfiram (Antabuse) within the past 2 weeks.
Do not drink alcohol or consume foods or medicines that contain propylene glycol while you are taking Flagyl and for at least 3 days after you stop taking it.
You should not breastfeed within 24 hours after using Flagyl. If you use a breast pump during this time, throw out the milk and do not feed it to your baby.
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.
