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Metronidazole was approved by the FDA in 1963.

Metronidazole is approved for the treatment of amebic dysentery, amebic liver abscess, trichomoniasis anaerobic infection, bacterial vaginosis, and rosacea.

Off-lable, it is also indicated for antibiotic induced pseudo membranous enterocolitis and giardiasis.

 

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