METRONIDAZOLE BENZOATE

Chemical Name:

1-(2-benzoyloxyethyl)-2-methyl-5-nitroimidazole

General Applications:

Metronidazole benzoate is used in the treatment of infections in which anaerobic bacteria have been identified or are suspected as pathogens ,particularly Bacteroides, Fragilis and other species of bacteroides and including other species for which metronidazole is bactericidal e.g. Fusobacteria, Eubacteria, Clostridia and anaerobic Cocci. It can be used in septicaemia, bacteraemia, brain abscess, peritonitis and post-operative wound infectiondue to anaerobic bacteria. Itis used also in prevention of acute dental infections (e.g. acute pericoronitis and acute apical infections), Trichomonas infections, Amoebiasis and Giardiasis.