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Product Information of Metronidazole 500mg Tablets

What you need to know before you take Metronidazole Tablets

Do not take Metronidazole Tablets • If you are allergic to metronidazole, nitroimidazoles (e.g. tinidazole) or any of the other ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6). Signs of an allergic reaction include: a rash, swallowing or breathing problems, swelling of your lips, face, throat or tongue. • If you are in the first 3 months of pregnancy or are breastfeeding. Warnings and precautions Talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse before taking Metronidazole tablets: • if you have kidney disease, particularly if you require dialysis treatments • if you have ever suffered from any liver disease • if you are in the 4th-9th month of pregnancy • if you have epilepsy or have ever had fits • if you have porphyria (a genetic disease that can cause skin blisters, abdominal pain and brain/nervous system disorders) • if you have any disorder of the blood and/or blood cells • if you have any nervous system disorders • if you have been exposed to any sexually transmitted disease. If you received this medicine your urine may be darkened. Cases of severe liver toxicity/acute liver failure, including cases with a fatal outcome, in patients with Cockayne syndrome have been reported with product containing metronidazole. If you are affected by Cockayne syndrome, your doctor should also monitor your liver function frequently while you are being treated with metronidazole and afterwards. Tell your doctor immediately and stop taking metronidazole if you develop: • Stomach pain, anorexia, nausea, vomiting, fever, malaise, fatigue, jaundice, dark urine, putty or mastic coloured stools or itching. Other medicines and Metronidazole Tablets Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking or have recently taken any other medicines including those obtained without a prescription and herbal medicines. This is because Metronidazole tablets can affect the way some other medicines work. Also, some other medicines can affect the way Metronidazole tablets work. Especially: • medicines to stop the blood clotting such as warfarin • lithium (used to treat depression) • medicines to treat epilepsy such as phenobarbital, phenytoin, primidone • disulfiram (to treat alcohol addiction) • ciclosporin (used following organ transplants) • fluorouracil (used to treat some forms of cancer) • busulfan for leukaemia (cancer of the blood cells) • cimetidine (used to treat stomach ulcers) • oestrogen contraceptives (‘the pill’). If you are not sure, talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking this medicine.. Metronidazole Tablets with food, drink and alcohol Alcohol: You are advised not to drink alcohol while taking this medicine and for 48 hours after finishing the course of tablets, as this might cause unpleasant side-effects such as feeling or being sick, stomach pain, hot flushes, palpitations and headache. Pregnancy, breast-feeding and fertility Metronidazole tablets must not be taken during the first 3 months of pregnancy and should not be taken during the rest of the pregnancy. If you breastfeed you should stop whilst taking Metronidazole tablets and for 12-24 hours after the course of tablets has finished before breastfeeding again. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking this medicine. If you are pregnant or breast-feeding, think you may be pregnant or are planning to have a baby, ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking this medicine. Driving and using machines While taking Metronidazole you may feel sleepy, dizzy, confused, see or hear things that are not there (hallucinations), have fits (convulsions) or temporary eyesight problems (such as blurred or double vision). If this happens, do not drive or use any machinery or tools. Tests If you are taking this medicine for more than 10 days, your doctor may wish to carry out further tests. If you need any blood or urine tests, tell your doctor you are taking Metronidazole tablets before the test. Information on sodium content This medicine contains less than 1 mmol sodium (23 mg) per each tablet, that is to say essentially ‘sodium-free’.