Do not drink alcohol while taking metronidazole and for 48 hours after stopping the drug.
Metronidazole cream was approved as the first topical treatment especially for rosacea in 1989.
Once the rosacea is brought under control, metronidazole can help prevent flare-ups.
Symptoms may be improved with the use of topical metronidazole and charcoal impregnated dressings.
The antibiotic metronidazole is given to about one in every 200 women to treat a condition called bacterial vaginosis.
The drug of choice is metronidazole (Flagyl), with penicillin the second choice.
The Verdict This trial provides strong evidence to support the use of 25% metronidazole gel in managing patients with chronic adult periodontitis.
This usually involves a topical antibiotic cream, such as metronidazole, or oral tetracycline.
Two previous studies, which used metronidazole in short courses later in pregnancy showed no significant benefit from treatment.