FLAGYL

This brand name is authorized in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Cyprus, Ecuador, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Malta, Mexico, Nigeria, Netherlands, New Zealand, Romania, Singapore, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, South Africa

Active ingredients

The drug FLAGYL contains one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API):

1 Methronidazole UNII 140QMO216E - METRONIDAZOLE

Metronidazole is an anti-infectious drug belonging to the pharmacotherapeutic group of nitroimidazole derivatives, which have effect mainly on strict anaerobes. This effect is probably caused by interaction with DNS and different metabolites. Read about Methronidazole

Medication package inserts

Below package inserts are available for further reading:

Title	Information Source	Document Type
FLAGYL Suppositories, Oral suspension	Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority (NZ)	MPI, EU: SmPC

Medicine classification

This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:

ATC code	Group title	Classification
G01AF01	Metronidazole	G Genito urinary system and sex hormones → G01 Gynecological antiinfectives and antiseptics → G01A ANTIINFECTIVES AND ANTISEPTICS, EXCL. COMBINATIONS WITH CORTICOSTEROIDS → G01AF Imidazole derivatives
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J01XD01	Metronidazole	J Antiinfectives for systemic use → J01 Antibacterials for systemic use → J01X Other antibacterials → J01XD Imidazole derivatives
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P01AB01	Metronidazole	P Antiparasitic products, insecticides and repellents → P01 Antiprotozoals → P01A Agents against amoebiasis and other protozoal diseases → P01AB Nitroimidazole derivatives
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Authorization and marketing

This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:

Country	Identification scheme	Identifier(s)
Country: AU	Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme	Identifier(s): 1621H, 1630T, 1636D, 1642K, 3339R, 3341W, 5155H, 5157K
Country: BR	Câmara de Regulação do Mercado de Medicamentos	Identifier(s): 502804501112319, 502804504111313, 502804505150312, 502814070066903, 576720050067217, 576720050067317, 576720050067417, 576720050067517
Country: CA	Health Products and Food Branch	Identifier(s): 01926853, 01926861
Country: EC	Agencia Nacional de Regulación, Control y Vigilancia Sanitaria	Identifier(s): 24.397-1-01-12, 24.405-1-12-11, 24.482-1-02-12, 24.483-1-02-12
Country: EE	Ravimiamet	Identifier(s): 1162594
Country: ES	Centro de información online de medicamentos de la AEMPS	Identifier(s): 34985, 35034, 47656, 55233, 59325
Country: FI	Lääkealan turvallisuus- ja kehittämiskeskus	Identifier(s): 000019, 151217, 398800
Country: FR	Base de données publique des médicaments	Identifier(s): 61659061, 62708127, 65020253, 67965563, 68818192
Country: GB	Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency	Identifier(s): 15509, 15702, 39106, 39120
Country: HK	Department of Health Drug Office	Identifier(s): 31148, 31150
Country: IE	Health Products Regulatory Authority	Identifier(s): 25267, 25577, 25666, 41947
Country: IL	מִשְׂרַד הַבְּרִיאוּת	Identifier(s): 806, 807
Country: IT	Agenzia del Farmaco	Identifier(s): 018505038
Country: JP	医薬品医療機器総合機構	Identifier(s): 2529707H1063, 6419002F1131
Country: MT	Medicines Authority	Identifier(s): AA565/03902, MA1359/02001, MA1359/02003, PI1438/05901A, PI1438/05902A, PI521/05401B, PI521/05402B, PI908/02501A, PI908/02502A
Country: MX	Comisión Federal para la Protección contra Riesgos Sanitarios	Identifier(s): 0417M79, 55754, 62207, 78445
Country: NG	Registered Drug Product Database	Identifier(s): A4-3947
Country: NL	Z-Index G-Standaard	Identifier(s): 13549138
Country: NL	Z-Index G-Standaard, PRK	Identifier(s): 22918, 5207
Country: NZ	Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority	Identifier(s): 1473, 1476
Country: RO	Agenția Națională a Medicamentului și a Dispozitivelor Medicale	Identifier(s): W63535001, W63536001
Country: SG	Health Sciences Authority	Identifier(s): 00142P, 01557P, 02201P
Country: TN	Direction de la Pharmacie et du Médicament	Identifier(s): 9103501, 9263331
Country: TR	İlaç ve Tıbbi Cihaz Kurumu	Identifier(s): 8699586690051, 8699586690068, 8699809098572, 8699809706644
Country: US	FDA, National Drug Code	Identifier(s): 0025-1821, 0025-1942
Country: ZA	Health Products Regulatory Authority	Identifier(s): D/20.2.6/228, F/20.2.6/50, J/20.2/151, K/20.2/15, K/20.2/16, Z/20.2.6/295, Z/20.2.6/296