Country: Аустралија
Језик: Енглески
Извор: Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)
Metronidazole
Claris Lifesciences Australia Pty Ltd
Medicine Registered
_Metronidazole -Claris_ _ _ 1 METRONIDAZOLE - CLARIS CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET This leaflet answers some common questions about Metronidazole - Claris It does not contain all the available information. It does not take the place of talking to your doctor or pharmacist. All medicines have risks and benefits. Your doctor has weighed the risks of you using Metronidazole -Claris against the benefits they expect it will have for you. IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS ABOUT USING THIS MEDICINE, ASK YOUR DOCTOR OR PHARMACIST. KEEP THIS LEAFLET WITH THE MEDICINE. You may need to read it again. WHAT METRONIDAZOLE - CLARIS IS USED FOR The name of your medicine is Metronidazole – Claris. It contains the active ingredient metronidazole. Metronidazole – Claris is an antimicrobial agent used to treat infections in different parts of the body caused by certain micro- organisms. Metronidazole - Claris is also used to prevent infections before, during and after surgery. Metronidazole - Claris belongs to a group of antimicrobials called nitroimidazoles. These antimicrobials work by killing the micro-organisms that are causing your infection. Your doctor may have prescribed Metronidazole - Claris for another reason. Ask your doctor if you have any questions about why Metronidazole - Claris has been prescribed for you. Metronidazole Claris is available only with a doctor’s prescription. Metronidazole – Claris is not addictive. BEFORE YOU ARE GIVEN METRONIDAZOLE - CLARIS _WHEN YOU MUST NOT BE GIVEN _ _IT_ DO NOT USE METRONIDAZOLE - CLARIS IF: 1. YOU HAVE AN ALLERGY TO METRONIDAZOLE, ANY OTHER NITROIMIDAZOLES OR ANY OF Прочитајте комплетан документ
PRODUCT INFORMATION METRONIDAZOLE - CLARIS NAME OF THE MEDICINE Metronidazole Chemical structure of metronidazole: Chemical name: 2-(2-Methyl-5-nitro-1H-imidazol-1-yl)ethanol Molecular Formula: C 6 H 9 N 3 O 3 Molecular weight: 171.2 CAS: 443-48-1 DESCRIPTION Active: metronidazole, concentration: 500 mg/100 mL Inactive: citric acid monohydrate, dibasic anhydrous sodium phosphate, sodium chloride and water for injections. Metronidazole is a white or yellowish crystalline powder with melting point 159-162°C. Solubility in water at 20°C is 1 g/100 mL; in ethyl alcohol, 0.5 g/100 mL; in chloroform, 0.4 g/100 mL; slightly soluble in ether and soluble in dilute acids. When reconstituted as Metronidazole - Claris, has a pH of between 4.5 and 6.0. Each mL contains 0.139 mmol sodium. PHARMACOLOGY Metronidazole is a nitro-imidazole anti-infective agent which has specific activity against a number of obligate anaerobic organisms and protozoa. MODE OF ACTION: Metronidazole is bactericidal, amoebicidal and trichomonicidal. The exact mode of action has not been fully elucidated. Metronidazole is reduced by low-redox- potential electron transfer proteins (e.g. nitro-reductases such as ferredoxin) to unidentified polar product(s) which lack the nitro group. The reduction product(s) appears to be responsible for the cytotoxic and antimicrobial effects of the drug which include disruption of DNA and inhibition of nucleic acid synthesis. MICROBIOLOGY: Metronidazole is bactericidal in vitro against many anaerobic Gram-negative bacilli including Bacteroides fragilis, and other Bacteroides species, also other species including Fusobacterium. The drug is effective against many anaerobic Gram-positive bacilli including Clostridium species, Eubacterium, and a Прочитајте комплетан документ