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Metro I.V. Brand names, Metro I.V. Analogs

Metro I.V. Brand Names Mixture

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Metro I.V. Chemical_Formula

C6H9N3O3

Metro I.V. RX_link

http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic2/metron.htm

Metro I.V. fda sheet

Metro_I.V. FDA

Metro I.V. msds (material safety sheet)

Metro_I.V. MSDS

Metro I.V. Synthesis Reference

Jacob et al., U.S. Pat. 2,944,061 (1960)

Metro I.V. Molecular Weight

171.154 g/mol

Metro I.V. Melting Point

160 oC

Metro I.V. H2O Solubility

<0.1g/100mL

Metro I.V. State

Solid

Metro I.V. LogP

-0.262

Metro I.V. Dosage Forms

Tablet; Intravenous injection

Metro I.V. Indication

Treatment of acute acne rosacea

Metro I.V. Pharmacology

Metronidazole, a synthetic antibacterial and antiprotozoal agent of the nitroimidazole class, is used against protozoa such as Trichomonas vaginalis, amebiasis, and giardiasis. Metronidazole is extremely effective against anaerobic bacterial infections and is also used to treat Crohn's disease, antibiotic-associated diarrhea, and rosacea.

Metro I.V. Absorption

Well absorbed

Metro I.V. side effects and Toxicity

Convulsive seizures and peripheral neuropathy, the latter characterized mainly by numbness or paresthesia of an extremity, LD50=500 mg/kg/day (orally in rat)

Metro I.V. Patient Information

Metro I.V. Organisms Affected

Bacteria and protozoa