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FLAGYL 500 Pill — BLUE OVAL, 16mm — Metronidazole

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ImprintFLAGYL / 500
ColourBLUE
ShapeOVAL
Size16
StrengthMETRONIDAZOLE 500 mg
Dosage formTablet, Film Coated
ManufacturerG.D. Searle LLC Division of Pfizer Inc
NDC0025-1821
Schedule—
Availability—
IngredientsMETRONIDAZOLE[METRONIDAZOLE]

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The imprint "FLAGYL 500" is a code stamped or printed on the tablet or capsule by the manufacturer, used to identify the drug, its strength and the maker.

Active ingredient

Metronidazole

Uses and warnings

Drug classSynthetic nitroimidazole antimicrobial" that is bactericidal, amebicidal, and trichomonacidal; after reduction inside susceptible anaerobic organisms it forms "a short-lived nitroso free radical" that interacts with...

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Official references

Source: FDA Structured Product Label via NLM Pillbox archive (retired 2021); source file 1cd7701c-551e-4564-b8d4-0ec1b15e5069.xml