Active Ingredient: Metronidazole
Amebiasis:
Oral immediate-release tablet and capsule: Treatment of acute intestinal amebiasis (amebic dysentery) and amebic liver abscess
Limitations of use: When used for amebic liver abscess, may be used concurrently with percutaneous needle aspiration when it is clinically indicated.
Anaerobic bacterial infections (caused by Bacteroides spp., including the B. fragilis group):
Oral immediate-release tablet, capsule, and injection:
Bacterial septicemia:
Treatment of bacterial septicemia (also caused by Clostridium spp.)
Bone and joint infections:
Treatment (adjunctive therapy) of bone and joint infections
CNS Infections:
Treatment of CNS infections, including meningitis and brain abscess
Endocarditis:
Treatment of endocarditis
Gynecologic infections:
Treatment of gynecologic infections including endometritis, endomyometritis, tubo-ovarian abscess, or postsurgical vaginal cuff infection (also caused by Clostridium spp., Peptococcus spp., Peptostreptococcus spp., and Fusobacterium spp.)
Intra-abdominal infections:
Treatment of intra-abdominal infections, including peritonitis, intra-abdominal abscess and liver abscess (also caused by Clostridium spp., Eubacterium spp., Peptococcus spp., and Peptostreptococcus spp.)
Lower respiratory tract infections:
Treatment of lower respiratory tract infections, including pneumonia, empyema and lung abscess
Skin and skin structure infections:
Treatment of skin and skin structure infections (also caused by Clostridium spp., Peptococcus spp., Peptostreptococcus spp., and Fusobacterium spp.)
Bacterial vaginosis:
Oral extended-release tablet: Treatment of bacterial vaginosis in nonpregnant women
Surgical prophylaxis (colorectal surgery):
Injection: Preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative prophylaxis to reduce the incidence of postoperative infection in patients undergoing elective colorectal surgery classified as contaminated or potentially contaminated
Trichomoniasis:
Oral immediate-release tablet, capsule: Treatment of infections caused by Trichomonas vaginalis, including treatment of asymptomatic sexual partners