Secnidazole
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Secnidazole (trade names Flagentyl, Sindose, Secnil, Solosec) is a nitroimidazole anti-infective used to treat bacterial vaginosis and trichomoniasis.[1][2] It is taken orally.[2]
Structurally it actually methyl-metronidazole. Effectiveness in the treatment of dientamoebiasis has been reported.[3] It has also been tested against Atopobium vaginae.[4]
In the United States, secnidazole is FDA-approved for the treatment of bacterial vaginosis and trichomoniasis in adult women.[1][5] It was approved in the United States in 2017.[2]
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