METRONIDAZOLE (me-tro-ni-da-zole)

• Infections, eg giardia, dental, skin and STIs

Doses — metronidazole

• An antibiotic that stops bacteria from making DNA.  DNA is important for the bacteria’s growth
• Different germs need different antibiotics. If not sure which one to use — check with doctor

• Metallic taste in mouth
• Vaginal thrush (candida)

Nausea and vomiting

Abdominal pain

Diarrhoea

Dizzy

• If you get a metallic taste in your mouth that bothers you, suck on some lollies (if you don't have diabetes)
• Take all the medicine — makes sure all the germs are gone and the infection doesn't come back

Take with food or milk — so medicine doesn’t make you feel sick

Do not drink alcohol (grog)

Drinking alcohol during treatment and for 3 days after will make you feel sick

Finish medicine
— even if you feel better

Do not drive or operate
machinery if dizzy or faint

Warning stickers:

Metronidazole tablets 2, 5, B 

Metronidazole medicine mixture 2, 5, C

• Follow-up when antibiotic treatment finished to make sure infection is gone. If not — medical consult