Metronidazole Tablet Course for Bacterial Vaginosis

To treat Bacterial vaginosis, take one 400mg Metronidazole tablet twice a day for 7 days. Take each tablet at the same time each day i.e. breakfast and dinner. Always follow what your doctor or pharmacist has prescribed and finish the full course of treatment. Contact your doctor or prescriber if you have any questions about how to take these tablets for BV.

Bacterial vaginosis is generally harmless but can be reoccurring and unpleasant. The common symptoms include:

• Thin, grey, white or green vaginal discharge
• Foul-smelling fishy vaginal odour
• Vaginal itching
• Burning during urination

Many women will not experience any symptoms at all. You should see a doctor when:

• You have vaginal discharge that’s new and associated with an odour or fever. Your doctor can help determine the cause and identify signs and symptoms.
• You’ve had vaginal infections before, but the colour and consistency of your discharge seems different this time.
• You have multiple sex partners or a recent new partner. Sometimes, the signs and symptoms of a sexually transmitted infection are similar to those of bacterial vaginosis.
• You try self-treatment for a yeast infection with an over-the-counter treatment and your symptoms persist.

If you have any questions about Bacterial vaginosis you can use our free Ask-A-Pharmacist service to contact a registered UK pharmacist for advice.

If you buy Metronidazole tablets be aware that, like all medications, the tablets have possible side effects. Here are some of the common side effects:

• feeling sick (nausea)
• being sick (vomiting) or diarrhoea
• metallic taste in your mouth or a furry tongue

Go to a doctor straight away if you have any of these symptoms (these are very rare):

• You get swelling of the hands, feet, ankles, face, lips or throat which may cause difficulty in swallowing or breathing, an, itchy, lumpy rash (hives) or nettle rash (urticaria) as this could be an allergic reaction
• A serious but very rare side effect is a brain disease (encephalopathy) which can cause a fever, stiff neck, headache, seeing or hearing things that aren’t there and problems with speaking or feeling confused.
• You develop skin rashes including Stevens-Johnson syndrome or toxic epidermal necrolysis. These can appear as reddish target-like spots or circular patches often with central blisters on the trunk, skin peeling, ulcers of the mouth, throat, nose, genitals and eyes and can be preceded by fever and flu-like symptoms
• Yellowing of the skin and eyes
• Unexpected infections, mouth ulcers, bruising, bleeding gums, or severe tiredness
• Severe stomach pain which may reach through to your back

Read the Metronidazole tablet online patient information leaflet for more information before you buy Metronidazole tablets online.

Do not drink any alcohol while you are taking these tablets and for 48 hours after finishing your course. Drinking alcohol while using these tablets might cause unpleasant side effects, such as feeling sick (nausea), being sick (vomiting), stomach pain, hot flushes, very fast or uneven heartbeat (palpitations) and headache.

Antibiotics are best taken with a full stomach to avoid gastric issues.

There are no interactions between Metronidazole tablets and food.

Please tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking or have recently taken any other medicines. This includes medicines obtained without a prescription, including herbal medicines because Metronidazole tablets can affect the way some other medicines work.

Also, some other medicines can affect the way Metronidazole tablets works. In particular, tell your doctor if you are taking any of the following medicines:

Medicines used to thin the blood such as warfarin

• Lithium for mental illness
• Phenobarbital or phenytoin for epilepsy
• 5 fluorouracil for cancer
• Busulfan for leukaemia (cancer of the blood cells)
• Ciclosporin to prevent the rejection of organs after transplant
• Disulfiram for alcoholism

If you are not sure, talk to your doctor or pharmacist before you buy Metronidazole tablets online or at your local pharmacy.

If you forget to take these tablets, take it as soon as you remember. However, if it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose. Do not use a double dose to make up for a forgotten dose.

Tell your doctor before using these tablets if:

• You are pregnant, might become pregnant or think you may be pregnant. these tablets should not be taken during pregnancy unless considered absolutely necessary.
• You are breast-feeding. It is better not to use these tablets if you are breast-feeding. This is because small amounts may pass into the mothers milk.

Do not take these tablets if:

• You are allergic (hypersensitive) to metronidazole, nitroimidazoles (e.g. tinidazole) or any of the other ingredients in your medicine
• Signs of an allergic reaction include a rash, swallowing or breathing problems, swelling of your lips, face, throat or tongue.
• You have or have ever had a liver problem
• You are having kidney dialysis
• You have a disease of the nervous system

If you are not sure if any of the above apply to you, talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking your medicine. Do this even if they have applied in the past.

If you buy these tablets online you will be able to treat unpleasant discharge and odour from bacterial vaginosis which can be unpleasant and embarrassing. (even though it is a very common female problem that most women will have had experience with.) You will notice symptoms clearing up over a few days making it a fast and effective solution.

You can buy these tablets online from e-Surgery with free delivery (there is also a premium next day delivery available), so that you can clear up your BV quickly and effectively.

Some other medical treatments for BV include:

• Clindamycin (Cleocin, Clindesse, others). This medicine is available as a cream that you insert into your vagina. Clindamycin cream may weaken latex condoms during treatment and for at least three days after you stop using the cream.
• Tinidazole (Tindamax). This medication is taken orally. Tinidazole has the same potential for stomach upset and nausea as oral Metronidazole does, so avoid alcohol during treatment and for at least three days after completing treatment.

Bacterial vaginosis is often recurrent, and some frequent sufferers report changes to the diet that re-balance the bacteria in the vagina such as eating certain types of yoghurt (though more study is needed). Avoiding triggers such as perfumed products and soaps and avoiding tight or uncomfortable underwear has also reportedly helped some women.

If you buy Metronidazole tablets make sure you store them in a cool, dry place as per instruction of the the patient information leaflet, and do not consume them after the expiry date.

Whenever you buy Metronidazole tablets online or any other medication ensure you check the expiry date when your medication arrives to you in the post.

Yes, you can legally buy Metronidazole tablets online from registered prescribers such as e-Surgery.

Whenever you buy Metronidazole tablets online or any other medication, make sure you check for the green GPhC logo on the bottom of each page of the website you are using.

You can use the GPhC website to check if a pharmacy is registered, this will ensure that if you buy Metronidazole online it is genuine.

You can learn more about these tablets online in the Metronidazole tablet patient information leaflet, which contains more useful information.

You can also use our completely free Ask-a-Pharmacist service to get health advice from a trained professional. We’re here to help!

We also have a blog post that contains useful information about BV that you might want to read; ‘What Is Bacterial Vaginosis? And Why Do Women Keep It A Secret?‘

You can buy Metronidazole tablets online from e-Surgery from 15.95 for a 7-day complete course.

e-Surgery uses Royal Mail delivery with choices starting from; Royal Mail 48 tracked delivery, Royal Mail tracked 24 and Royal Mail 1pm special delivery (discover more about e-Surgery delivery). When you buy Metronidazole tablets online they will arrive in discreet, recyclable packaging at a delivery address of your choice.

Find out to recycle packaging from e-Surgery.

The tablet pack contains a patient information leaflet and a blister pack containing 14 400mg tablets. This is a 7 day course, 1 tablet to be taken twice a day.

Whenever you buy Metronidazole tablets online they will come in blister packs that are not currently recyclable, so once they have been used can be disposed of in a general waste bin. If the tablets are unfinished dispose of the medication safely and drop them off at a local pharmacy. Cardboard packaging and paper patient information leaflets are recyclable.

For any more information on the disposal of these tablets, you can use our free Ask-a-Pharmacist service.