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Metronidazole Injection Substitute

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Uses:

Bacterial infections

Medicinal Benefits:

Metronidazole Injection belongs to a group of medicines known as anti-bacterial agents used to treat severe bacterial infections of the bone, skin and skin structure, blood, joint, abdomen, central nervous system, gynecologic, respiratory infections, meningitis (infection of the membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord), and endocarditis (infection of the heart lining and valves). Metronidazole Injection contains Metronidazole, which suppresses protein synthesis by interacting with DNA and causes helical DNA structure loss and strand breakage. As a result, it induces cell death in susceptible organisms. Thereby Metronidazole Injection treats bacterial infections.

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Metronidazole Injection suppresses protein synthesis by interacting with DNA and causes helical DNA structure loss and strand breakage. As a result, it induces cell death in susceptible organisms. Thereby Metronidazole Injection treats bacterial infections.

Caution should be exercised. Metronidazole Injection may enhance the anticoagulant activity of warfarin and other oral anticoagulants by extending prothrombin time. Inform your doctor if you are taking such medications.

No. Metronidazole Injection is an antibacterial medicine that acts only against bacterial infections, not viral infections like common cold and flu.

Metronidazole Injection should only be used to treat or prevent infections that have been proven or are strongly suspected to be caused by susceptible anaerobic bacteria.

Extreme caution should be exercised while using Metronidazole Injection in patients with severe liver damage, blood formation disorder, brain, spinal cord or nervous disease. So, let your doctor know if you have any of these conditions.