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Metronidazole
Essential medicine status
Section:
6. Anti-infective medicines 6.5. Antiprotozoal medicines 6.5.1. Antiamoebic and antigiardiasis medicines
ATC codes: P01AB01
EMLc
Indication
Amoebiasis ICD11 code: 1A36.Z
INN
Metronidazole
Medicine type
Chemical agent
Antibiotic groups
ACCESS
List type
Core
Formulations
Oral > Liquid: 200 mg per 5 mL (as benzoate)
Oral > Solid: 200 to 500 mg tablet
Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 500 mg in 100 mL vial
EML status history
First added in 1977 (TRS 615)
Changed in 1979 (TRS 641)
Changed in 1982 (TRS 685)
Changed in 1987 (TRS 770)
Changed in 2007 (TRS 950)
Changed in 2021 (TRS 1035)
Sex
All
Age
Also recommended for children
Therapeutic alternatives
tinidazole (ATC codes: P01AB02 J01XD02)
Patent information
Patents have expired in most jurisdictions
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Metronidazole
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Metronidazole
Summary of evidence and Expert Committee recommendations
Following the review of square box listings on the EML and EMLc, the Expert Committee recommended tinidazole be specified as a therapeutic alternative under the square box listing for metronidazole for amoebiasis on the EML and EMLc.