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Metric 21 Brand names, Metric 21 Analogs

Metric 21 Brand Names Mixture

No information avaliable

Metric 21 Chemical_Formula

C₆H₉N₃O₃

Metric 21 RX_link

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

Metric 21 fda sheet

Metric_21 FDA

Metric 21 msds (material safety sheet)

Metric_21 MSDS

Metric 21 Synthesis Reference

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

Metric 21 Molecular Weight

171.154 g/mol

Metric 21 Melting Point

160 ^oC

Metric 21 H₂O Solubility

<0.1g/100mL

Metric 21 State

Solid

Metric 21 LogP

-0.262

Metric 21 Dosage Forms

Tablet; Intravenous injection

Metric 21 Indication

Treatment of acute acne rosacea

Metric 21 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.

Metric 21 Absorption

Well absorbed

Metric 21 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)

Metric 21 Patient Information

Metric 21 Organisms Affected

Bacteria and protozoa