Flagyl

Flagyl is used for:

Treating certain infections caused by bacteria or amoebas. It may also be used for other conditions as determined by your doctor.

Flagyl is an oral antiprotozoal and antibacterial. It is thought to work by entering the bacterial cell, acting on some components of the cell, and destroying the bacteria.

Do NOT use Flagyl if:

• you are allergic to any ingredient in Flagyl or to another nitroimidazole (eg, tinidazole)
• you are in the first 3 months of pregnancy
• you are taking busulfan, an ergot alkaloid (eg, ergotamine), or you have taken disulfiram within the past 2 weeks
• you are taking an HIV protease inhibitor that contains alcohol (eg, amprenavir solution); check with your pharmacist if you are unsure if your medicine contains alcohol
• you drink alcohol

Contact your doctor or health care provider right away if any of these apply to you.

Before using Flagyl :

Some medical conditions may interact with Flagyl . Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you have any medical conditions, especially if any of the following apply to you:

• if you are pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or are breast-feeding
• if you are taking any prescription or nonprescription medicine, herbal preparation, or dietary supplement
• if you have allergies to medicines, foods, or other substances
• if you have nerve, brain, or blood problems; Crohn disease; or a history of liver problems

Some MEDICINES MAY INTERACT with Flagyl . Tell your health care provider if you are taking any other medicines, especially any of the following:

• Disulfiram because side effects, such as mental or mood changes, may occur
• Barbiturates (eg, phenobarbital) or phenytoin because they may decrease Flagyl 's effectiveness
• Anticoagulants (eg, warfarin), busulfan, ergot alkaloids (eg, ergotamine), HIV protease inhibitors that contain alcohol (eg, amprenavir solution), lithium, or macrolide immunosuppressants (eg, tacrolimus) because the risk of their side effects may be increased by Flagyl
• Oral contraceptives (eg, birth control pills) because their effectiveness may be decreased by Flagyl

This may not be a complete list of all interactions that may occur. Ask your health care provider if Flagyl may interact with other medicines that you take. Check with your health care provider before you start, stop, or change the dose of any medicine.