Flagyl Suspension: Treatment should be discontinued in case of ataxia, vertigo, hallucinations mental confusion.
Metronidazole potentiates the action of vecuronium (non-depolarising neuromuscular blocking agent).
Care must be taken for patients with hepatic insufficiency, doses below those usually recommended should be administered caustiously.
Safety in children has not been established, except in amoebiasis.
Care must be taken for second and third trimesters of pregnancy.
Flagyl Forte/Flagyl Suspension: Metronidazole should be used with caution in patients with active or chronic severe peripheral and central nervous system diseases due to the risk of neurological aggravation. Disturbances of central nervous system has been reported in some cases but disappeared if therapy is discontinued or dose decreased (Flagyl Forte only.)
Patients should be advised not to take alcohol during metronidazole therapy and for at least one day afterwards because of the possibility of a disulfiramĀ like (Antabuse effect) reaction.
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