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  2. Metronidazole - Wikipedia

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    Metronidazole, sold under the brand name Flagyl among others, is an antibiotic and antiprotozoal medication. [11] It is used either alone or with other antibiotics to treat pelvic inflammatory disease, endocarditis, and bacterial vaginosis. [11] It is effective for dracunculiasis, giardiasis, trichomoniasis, and amebiasis. [11]

  3. Trichomoniasis - Wikipedia

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    Treatment for both pregnant and non-pregnant women is usually with metronidazole, [32] by mouth once. [31] Caution should be used in pregnancy, especially in the first trimester. [33] Sexual partners, even if they have no symptoms, should also be treated. [23] Single oral dose of nitroimidazole is sufficient to kill the parasites. [34]

  4. Giardiasis - Wikipedia

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    During pregnancy, paromomycin is the preferred treatment drug because of its poor intestinal absorption, resulting in less exposure to the foetus. [64] Alternatively, metronidazole can be used after the first trimester as there has been wide experience in its use for trichomonas in pregnancy. [20] [65]

  5. Drugs in pregnancy - Wikipedia

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    Women should speak to their doctor or healthcare professional before starting or stopping any medications while pregnant. [1] Drugs taken in pregnancy including over-the counter-medications, prescription medications, nutritional supplements, recreational drugs, and illicit drugs may cause harm to the mother or the unborn child.

  6. Bacterial vaginosis - Wikipedia

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    Usually treatment is with an antibiotic, such as clindamycin or metronidazole. [9] [6] These medications may also be used in the second or third trimesters of pregnancy. [6] The antiseptic boric acid can also be effective. [10] BV often recurs following treatment. [6] Probiotics may help prevent re-occurrence.

  7. Anti-ulcer agents - Wikipedia

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    Metronidazole is an antibiotic with an off-label use in eradicating H. pylori for treating gastric ulceration. Resistance of metronidazole is above 15% worldwide. [32] It is likely to be resistant so is not the first line choice of treatment. [44]

  8. Antibiotic - Wikipedia

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    Topical use is also one of the treatment options for some skin conditions including acne and cellulitis. [40] Advantages of topical application include achieving high and sustained concentration of antibiotic at the site of infection; reducing the potential for systemic absorption and toxicity, and total volumes of antibiotic required are ...

  9. Vaginitis - Wikipedia

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    Treatment can include topical steroids to diminish the inflammation. Antibiotics to diminish the proportion of aerobic bacteria is still a matter of debate. The use of local antibiotics, preferably local non-absorbed and broad spectrum, covering enteric gram-positive and gram-negative aerobes, can be an option.