Drug details

MetroCream (metronidazole topical cream)

type of Antibacterials, Topical

Metrocream (metronidazole) Topical Cream is a topical (for the skin) antibiotic used to treat skin lesions caused by rosacea. Metrocream is available in generic form.

The drug is often used to treat Rosacea .

This drug may have the following side effects:

• hives,
• difficulty breathing,
• swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat, and
• severe stinging or burning where the medicine is applied

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

• Differin Cream (adapalene cream)
• Avita Cream (tretinoin)
• Cleocin Vaginal Cream (clindamycin phosphate vaginal cream, usp)
• ClindaMax Vaginal Cream (clindamycin phosphate)
• Clindesse (clindamycin phosphate)
• Soolantra (ivermectin cream, 1%)
• Rosadan (metronidazole cream)
• Rhofade Cream (oxymetazoline hydrochloride)