Tinidazoledrug info
tinidazole 500 MG Oral Tablet
What it is used for
Tinidazole Tablet is a nitroimidazole antimicrobial indicated for: Trichomoniasis Giardiasis: in patients age 3 and older Amebiasis: in patients age 3 and older Bacterial Vaginosis: in adult women To reduce the development of drug-resistant bacteria and maintain the effectiveness of Tinidazole Tablets and other antibacterial drugs, Tinidazole Tablets should be used only to treat or prevent infections that are proven or strongly suspected to be caused by bacteria.
1.1 Trichomoniasis
Tinidazole is indicated for the treatment of trichomoniasis caused by Trichomonas vaginalis. The organism should be identified by appropriate diagnostic procedures. Because trichomoniasis is a sexually transmitted disease with potentially serious sequelae, partners of infected patients should be treated simultaneously in order to prevent re-infection.
1.2 Giardiasis
Tinidazole is indicated for the treatment of giardiasis caused by Giardia duodenalis (also termed G. lamblia ) in both adults and pediatric patients older than three years of age.
1.3 Amebiasis
Tinidazole is indicated for the treatment of intestinal amebiasis and amebic liver abscess caused by Entamoeba histolytica in both adults and pediatric patients older than three years of age. It is not indicated in the treatment of asymptomatic cyst passage.
1.4 Bacterial
Vaginosis Tinidazole is indicated for the treatment of bacterial vaginosis (formerly referred to as Haemophilus vaginitis, Gardnerella vaginitis, nonspecific vaginitis, or anaerobic vaginosis) in adult women. Other pathogens commonly associated with vulvovaginitis such as Trichomonas vaginalis, Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Candida albicans and Herpes simplex virus should be ruled out. 1.5 Usage To reduce the development of drug-resistant bacteria and maintain the effectiveness of Tinidazole Tablets and other antibacterial drugs, Tinidazole Tablets should be used only to treat or prevent infections, that are proven or strongly suspected to be caused by susceptible bacteria. When culture and susceptibility information are available, they should be considered in selecting or modifying antibacterial therapy. In the absence of such data, local epidemology and susceptibility patterns may contribute to the empiric selection of therapy.
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective March 31, 2025. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
Description
Tinidazole USP is a synthetic antiprotozoal and antibacterial agent. It is 1-[2-(ethylsulfonyl)ethyl]-2-methyl-5-nitroimidazole, a second-generation 2-methyl-5-nitroimidazole, which has a molecular weight of 247.27 and the following chemical structure: Tinidazole pink oral tablets contain 250 mg or 500 mg of tinidazole USP. Inactive ingredients include microcrystalline cellulose, croscarmellose sodium, pregelatinized starch, magnesium stearate, hypromellose, titanium dioxide, polyethylene glycol, triacetin, FD&C Red 40, FD&C Yellow 6 3a66b537-63a4-41f9-8415-5ed05bd8cbcf-01
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective March 31, 2025. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
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