Metronidazoledrug info
metronidazole 0.013 MG/MG Vaginal Gel [Nuvessa]
What it is used for
NUVESSA is indicated for the treatment of bacterial vaginosis in females 12 years of age and older. NUVESSA is a nitroimidazole antimicrobial indicated for the treatment of bacterial vaginosis in females 12 years of age and older.
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective November 10, 2023. 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
NUVESSA contains 1.3% metronidazole, USP in a single-dose prefilled disposable applicator. It is intended for intravaginal use. Metronidazole is a nitroimidazole antimicrobial. Chemically, metronidazole is a 2-methyl-5-nitroimidazole-1-ethanol.
Its structural formula is: The molecular formula is C 6 H 9 N 3 O 3 with a molecular weight of 171.16. NUVESSA is an aqueous gel containing metronidazole at a concentration of 13 mg/g (1.3%). The gel is formulated at pH 4.0. The gel also contains benzyl alcohol, methylparaben, polycarbophil, polyethylene glycol 400, propylene glycol, propylparaben, and purified water. Each applicator contains approximately 65 mg of metronidazole in 5 g of vaginal gel. Chemical Structure
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective November 10, 2023. 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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