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Vagilen Brand names, Vagilen Analogs

Vagilen Brand Names Mixture

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Vagilen Chemical_Formula

C6H9N3O3

Vagilen RX_link

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

Vagilen fda sheet

Vagilen FDA

Vagilen msds (material safety sheet)

Vagilen MSDS

Vagilen Synthesis Reference

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

Vagilen Molecular Weight

171.154 g/mol

Vagilen Melting Point

160 oC

Vagilen H2O Solubility

<0.1g/100mL

Vagilen State

Solid

Vagilen LogP

-0.262

Vagilen Dosage Forms

Tablet; Intravenous injection

Vagilen Indication

Treatment of acute acne rosacea

Vagilen 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.

Vagilen Absorption

Well absorbed

Vagilen 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)

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Vagilen Organisms Affected

Bacteria and protozoa