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METRONIDAZOLE for Helicobacter infection: Side Effects & Safety Data

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There are 873 adverse event reports in the FDA FAERS database where METRONIDAZOLE was used for Helicobacter infection.

Most Reported Side Effects for METRONIDAZOLE

Side Effect Reports % Deaths Hosp.
Drug ineffective 3,336 14.8% 557 1,362
Nausea 1,944 8.6% 256 775
Off label use 1,507 6.7% 340 792
Headache 1,167 5.2% 54 441
Vomiting 1,160 5.1% 273 528
Abdominal pain 1,076 4.8% 287 580
Pyrexia 1,048 4.7% 135 591
Diarrhoea 1,041 4.6% 71 450
Drug hypersensitivity 994 4.4% 123 261
Dizziness 900 4.0% 5 232
Fatigue 807 3.6% 43 210
Condition aggravated 797 3.5% 313 430
Macular degeneration 796 3.5% 0 252
Malaise 790 3.5% 21 423
Pain 737 3.3% 45 427

Other Indications for METRONIDAZOLE

Product used for unknown indication (5,514) Clostridium difficile infection (784) Antibiotic therapy (677) Rosacea (675) Bacterial infection (621) Infection (603) Bacterial vaginosis (459) Diverticulitis (426) Clostridium difficile colitis (406) Antibiotic prophylaxis (308)

Other Drugs Used for Helicobacter infection

CLARITHROMYCIN (1,529) AMOXICILLIN (1,137) BISMUTH SUBCITRATE\METRONIDAZOLE\TETRACYCLINE (506) LEVOFLOXACIN (466) OMEPRAZOLE (360) ESOMEPRAZOLE (335) RABEPRAZOLE (327) LANSOPRAZOLE (165) PANTOPRAZOLE (160) TETRACYCLINE (148)

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METRONIDAZOLE Full Profile All Helicobacter infection Drugs METRONIDAZOLE Demographics METRONIDAZOLE Timeline