Drug details

Flagyl Injection (metronidazole injection)

type of Nitroimidazoles

Flagyl, Flagyl ER and Flagyl Injection (metronidazole) are all almost identical antimicrobial drugs that differ mainly in design for use; oral (Flagyl,) oral extended release (Flagyl ER), or intravenous (Flagyl injection) are used to treat bacterial vaginosis (mainly Flagyl ER), trichomonas, amebiasis and anaerobic bacterial infections. Flagyl is available as a generic termed metronidazole.

The drug is often used to treat Bacterial vaginosis .

This drug may have the following side effects:

• hives,
• difficulty breathing,
• swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat,
• mouth sores,
• seizures
• fevers,
• pain with urination,
• tingling or pricking sensations that may become permanent,
• brain disease, and

The following drugs are related to Flagyl Injection, either as a replacement or used together:

• Asacol (mesalamine delayed-release tablets)
• Avsola (infliximab-axxq for injection)
• Avycaz (ceftazidime-avibactam for injection)
• Azasan (azathioprine)
• Colazal (balsalazide)
• Entocort EC (budesonide)
• Fetroja (cefiderocol for injection)
• Cimzia (certolizumab pegol injection)
• Cleocin Vaginal Cream (clindamycin phosphate vaginal cream, usp)
• Clindesse (clindamycin phosphate)
• Xaciato (clindamycin phosphate vaginal gel)
• Cortef (hydrocortisone tablet)
• Dapzura RT (daptomycin in sodium chloride injection)
• Doxy 100 & 200 (doxycycline for injection)
• Oracea (doxycycline)
• Doxycycline Hyclate (doxycycline hyclate delayed-release tablets)
• Xerava (eravacycline for injection)
• Furoxone (furazolidone)
• Remicade (infliximab)
• Pentasa (mesalamine)
• Rowasa (mesalamine rectal suspension enema)
• MetroGel Vaginal (metronidazole)
• Rosadan (metronidazole cream)
• Vandazole (metronidazole vaginal gel)
• Talicia (omeprazole magnesium, amoxicillin and rifabutin delayed-release capsules)
• Xacduro (sulbactam; durlobactam for injection)