Clostridioides difficile: diagnosis and treatments
This review summarises the recent data for clinicians to understand and stratify their choice in the diagnosis and treatment of C difficile infection. Current treatment include vancomycin and fidaxomicin; metronidazole is no longer recommended. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - September 4, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Alcohol and Metronidazole Interaction: Real or Fake? Alcohol and Metronidazole Interaction: Real or Fake?
Your patient is taking metronidazole, but he ' s also going to be in a wedding in 3 days. How would you advise him?Medscape Internal Medicine (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - August 21, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Internal Medicine Clinical Case Source Type: news
MetroLotion (Metronidazole Lotion) - updated on RxList
(Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs)
Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs - August 15, 2019 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
Metronidazole Reduces Endometriosis Progression in Mice Metronidazole Reduces Endometriosis Progression in Mice
Is there a relationship between the gut microbiome and endometriosis? This animal study investigated whether altering gut microbiota with an antibiotic might impact endometriosis progression.Human Reproduction (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - July 10, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ob/Gyn & Women ' s Health Journal Article Source Type: news
Metronidazole Shrinks Endometriosis Via Microbiota (in Mice) Metronidazole Shrinks Endometriosis Via Microbiota (in Mice)
"Our initial goal was to understand how these gut bacteria...might be connected to endometriosis, but...we may have found a cost-effective treatment," said the senior author of a study in mice.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines)
Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines - May 7, 2019 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology News Source Type: news
DTB Select: Comparison of antibiotics for Clostridium difficile infection
Synopsis and clinical commentary is provided for a meta-analysis of 24 RCTs (n=5,631) that compared 13 drug treatments for Clostridium difficile which found that fidaxomicin was the most effective treatment in providing a long-term cure. Metronidazole was ranked 11th. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - April 25, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Medical News Today: Is it safe to mix Flagyl and alcohol?
Doctors advise people to avoid drinking alcohol when taking the antibiotic Flagyl. This is because serious drug interactions and side effects can occur. Learn more here. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - April 23, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pharmacy / Pharmacist Source Type: news
metronidazole cream (Noritate, Metrocream)
Title: metronidazole cream (Noritate, Metrocream)Category: MedicationsCreated: 1/21/2002 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 3/19/2019 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Skin General)
Source: MedicineNet Skin General - March 19, 2019 Category: Dermatology Source Type: news
metronidazole (Flagyl, Flagyl ER) Antibiotic
Title: metronidazole (Flagyl, Flagyl ER) AntibioticCategory: MedicationsCreated: 12/31/1997 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 2/27/2019 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Medications General)
Source: MedicineNet Medications General - February 27, 2019 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
Why a common antibiotic treating diarrhea is failing
(University of Houston) Clostridioides difficile (C-diff), a bacterium that causes diarrhea and colitis, is easily picked up in hospitals, but not so easily fought. After 30 years, the most commonly prescribed antibiotic used to fight it, metronidazole, known commonly by the brand name Flagyl, is no longer as effective as it used to be and a University of Houston pharmaceutical researcher aims to find out why. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - February 26, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Metronidazole (Flagyl) vs. azelaic acid (Finacea)
Title: Metronidazole (Flagyl) vs. azelaic acid (Finacea)Category: MedicationsCreated: 12/6/2018 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 12/6/2018 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Medications General)
Source: MedicineNet Medications General - December 6, 2018 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
Metronidazole (Flagyl) vs. Clindamycin (Cleocin)
Title: Metronidazole (Flagyl) vs. Clindamycin (Cleocin)Category: MedicationsCreated: 12/5/2018 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 12/5/2018 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Medications General)
Source: MedicineNet Medications General - December 5, 2018 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
Metronidazole (Flagyl) vs. Fluconazole (Diflucan)
Title: Metronidazole (Flagyl) vs. Fluconazole (Diflucan)Category: MedicationsCreated: 11/27/2018 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 11/27/2018 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Medications General)
Source: MedicineNet Medications General - November 27, 2018 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
Metronidazole vs. Vancomycin
Title: Metronidazole vs. VancomycinCategory: MedicationsCreated: 11/21/2018 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 11/21/2018 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Digestion General)
Source: MedicineNet Digestion General - November 21, 2018 Category: Nutrition Source Type: news
Seven-Day Metronidazole Better for Trichomoniasis Tx in Women
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 17, 2018 -- A seven-day dose of metronidazole is associated with a reduced likelihood of being Trichomonas vaginalis-positive at test-of-cure compared with single-dose treatment, according to a study published online Oct. 5 in The... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - October 17, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
