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Side Effects of Metronidazole |
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| Trade Name: Flagyl |
| Generic Names: Metronidazole |
| Side effects of Metronidazole: |
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Patients taking
metronidazole should not drink alcohol beverages because of severe adverse
reactions. Metronidazole has superior gram-negative anaerobic coverage when compared to clindamycin. |
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| Pharmacology of Metronidazole: |
| Question: |
| What is the warning for patients taking Metronidazole? |
| Answer: |
| Avoid drinking alcohol |
| Question: |
| What is the bactericidal mechanism of Metronidazole? |
| Answer: |
| Metronidazole forms toxic metabolites in the bacterial cell wall |