What is Flagyl 400 mg used for?
Flagyl 400 Tablet is a versatile antibiotic medicine that can be used to treat many different infections caused by bacteria. These include infections of the blood, brain, lungs, bones, joints, urinary tract, stomach, and intestines.
How many 400 mg Flagyl should I take?
Most courses of metronidazole last for around seven days, but some may be as short as three days and some as long as 14 days. For certain infections you may be given a single, larger dose of metronidazole, usually five 400 mg tablets (2 g) to take at once.
Can I take 400 mg of Flagyl?
A: Yes, Flagyl 400 tablet is used in the treatment of diarrhoea or dysentery due to parasitic infections like amoebiasis.
Can I buy Flagyl over the counter?
Can you buy metronidazole tablets over the counter? No, you cannot buy metronidazole over the counter because you need a prescription to buy it.
How many Flagyl 400mg can I take in a day?
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| Dosage is given in terms of metronidazole or metronidazole equivalent | ||
|---|---|---|
| Duration of dosage in days | Adults and children over 10 years | |
| 7 Or 5 – 7 | 2000 mg as a single dose Or 200 mg three times daily or 400 mg twice daily | |
| Bacterial vaginosis | ||
| 5 – 7 Or 1 | 400 mg twice daily Or 2000 mg as a single dose |
How quickly does Flagyl work?
6. Response and effectiveness. Peak concentrations are reached within one to two hours after dosing; however, it may take up to 48 hours before infection-related symptoms start to abate.
Is 7 days of Flagyl enough?
Currently, the CDC and WHO recommend a single 2-g dose of oral metronidazole or tinidazole as first-line treatment and a 7-day regimen of two daily 400-mg or 500-mg doses of oral metronidazole as second-line treatment for Trichomonas vaginalis infection, but evidence has shown that one dose might not be enough.
Why is Flagyl prescribed?
Metronidazole is an antibiotic that is used to treat a wide variety of infections. It works by stopping the growth of certain bacteria and parasites. This antibiotic treats only certain bacterial and parasitic infections. It will not work for viral infections (such as common cold, flu).
What can I take instead of Flagyl?
Cephalexin.
Is there an alternative to Flagyl?
Alternatives for bacterial vaginosis include clindamycin topically or systemically. For giardiasis, alternative options include paromomycin, nitazoxanide or the antihelminthic benzimidazoles. Alternatives for Clostridium difficile are varied, including oral vancomycin, nitazoxanide and rifaximin.