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Diloxanide generally has mild side effects. [3] Side effects may include flatulence, vomiting, and itchiness. [1] During pregnancy it is recommended that it be taken after the first trimester. [1] It is a luminal amebicide meaning that it only works on infections within the intestines. [2] Diloxanide came into medical use in 1956. [3]
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]
Common side effects of oral antibiotics include diarrhea, resulting from disruption of the species composition in the intestinal flora, resulting, for example, in overgrowth of pathogenic bacteria, such as Clostridioides difficile. [48] Taking probiotics during the course of antibiotic treatment can help prevent antibiotic-associated diarrhea. [49]
February 2, 2025 at 1:30 AM A new opioid-free pain medication was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday, marking a non-addictive alternative for patients.
A colored electron microscopy image of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (), a bacterium commonly targeted by broad-spectrum antibioticsA broad-spectrum antibiotic is an antibiotic that acts on the two major bacterial groups, Gram-positive and Gram-negative, [1] or any antibiotic that acts against a wide range of disease-causing bacteria. [2]
Common side effects include headache, nausea, sleepiness, and unsteadiness. [4] It is unclear if use during pregnancy causes risk to a fetus. [4] Fomepizole works by blocking the enzyme that converts methanol and ethylene glycol to their toxic breakdown products. [4] Fomepizole was approved for medical use in the United States in 1997. [4]
A 2024 Sedgwick report said the FDA issued 46 food and drink recalls in January, a 31% increase from 2023’s fourth-quarter monthly average of 35 recalls.
PPIs may induce common side effects including headache, diarrhoea, abdominal pain, and nausea. Taking PPI may rarely cause community-acquired pneumonia . Prolonged use of PPI may be associated with intestinal Clostridioides difficile infection , low magnesium level , Vitamin B12 and iron deficiency, osteoporosis , acute kidney inflammation, and ...