Drug Molecule Info Metronidazole is bactericidal against anaerobic infections. Most of the time it is prescribed along with few antibiotics in cases of STDs and is a drug of choice for Bacterial Vaginosis. This article focuses on a short overview of its indication, contraindication, and drug interactions. Metronidazole is an antibacterial originally indicated in for the management of Trichomonas Vaginalis and is found to be active against other protozoal infections like amoebiasis and giardiasis. It is a drug of choice for the anaerobic infections and also for Bacterial Vaginosis.
Chemically it is synthetic nitroimidazole. It acts by inhibiting nucleic acid synthesis by disturbing the DNA of microbial cells. It is effective when it is partially reduced which happens only with the anaerobic case. This is the reason it is less effective in aerobic bacterial infections. Indications:…
