metromidol

Foods & drinks to be careful with

Well-established interactions for this medicine’s drug class, summarized from public health authorities. General information, not medical advice — always confirm with your pharmacist or the label.

• Alcohol

  Watch out for: beer, wine, spirits, and other products containing alcohol.

  Combining alcohol with this antibiotic can cause a disulfiram-like reaction — flushing, nausea, vomiting, headache, and a fast heartbeat.

  What to do: Avoid alcohol while taking it and for a few days after your last dose, as your prescriber or the label directs. Alcohol can hide in some liquid medicines and mouthwashes.

  Source: Metronidazole — MedlinePlus (U.S. National Library of Medicine)

How long does Metronidazole stay in your body?

The elimination half-life of metronidazole is about 8 hours — the time it takes the body to clear about half of it. As a rule of thumb, a medicine is mostly gone after roughly 4 to 5 half-lives, though this varies from person to person with age and kidney or liver function. This is the average for healthy adults with normal kidney and liver function; the half-life is much longer in newborns (roughly 22 to 109 hours, longer the more premature the baby). Metronidazole has an active metabolite (hydroxy-metronidazole) whose levels build up in older adults (40-80% higher) and in severe kidney disease, though the label does not give a separate half-life for it.

This is general information, not medical advice. It doesn’t tell you when a drug test would read negative (tests detect substances for different, often longer, windows) or when it’s safe to take another dose — ask your pharmacist or prescriber. Source: FLAGYL (metronidazole) label, DailyMed.

Frequently asked questions

What does Metromidol treat?

Metromidol (Metronidazole) may be used to treat abscess, amebiasis, bacteroides infections, bacterial endocarditis, pseudomembranous enterocolitis, giardiasis, based on NIH RxClass drug-classification data (conditions a drug may treat — not a verbatim copy of the FDA-approved label). This is general reference, not medical advice.

How does Metromidol work?

Metromidol is a nitroimidazole antimicrobial. Nitroimidazole antibiotics (such as metronidazole) are activated inside oxygen-free bacteria and parasites, where they turn into reactive forms that break and destabilize the microbe's DNA. This kills the germ while largely sparing the body's own cells.

How much does Metromidol cost?

Nobody can tell you what you will pay — your price is set by your insurer's formulary, your deductible and the pharmacy's markup, and none of those are published. What IS published is what the pharmacy paid to acquire it: about $0.10 per gm, per the CMS NADAC survey. Treat that as the floor, not the quote — ask the pharmacist for the cash price as well as your copay, because for cheap generics the cash price often wins.

Is there a coupon or discount for Metromidol?

pharmaranks is an independent ratings site, not a pharmacy — we don't issue coupons or sell Metromidol. To pay less, Metromidol is already a generic — usually the lowest-cost version — so the main levers are comparing cash prices between pharmacies and using a pharmacy discount-card service. Prices vary by pharmacy, insurance, and location, so always confirm at the counter. This is general reference, not medical or financial advice.

Who makes Metromidol?

Metromidol is marketed by Labs Af. You can see Labs Af's full profile, rating, and other products on pharmaranks.

Is Metromidol a brand-name or generic drug?

Metromidol is a generic medication; its active ingredient is Metronidazole. Generics contain the same active ingredient as the brand-name original and are usually lower cost.

Is Metromidol available over the counter?

No. Metromidol is a prescription (Rx) medication in the US — you need a prescription from a licensed clinician (in person or via telehealth); it isn't sold over the counter. For some conditions there are OTC alternatives — ask your pharmacist.

What forms does Metromidol come in?

Metromidol is currently marketed as tablet, per the FDA's National Drug Code Directory.

What class of drug is Metromidol?

Metromidol is classified as nitroimidazole antimicrobial, per the FDA's Established Pharmacologic Class.

Is Metromidol FDA-registered?

Metromidol is on record with the U.S. FDA under application number ANDA074523. You can verify this on its official FDA label.