Solosec

Generic name: Secnidazole

Usage of Solosec

Solosec is an antimicrobial agent that fights bacteria.

Solosec is a prescription medicine used in women to treat bacterial vaginal infections.

Solosec is also used to treat trichomoniasis, a common sexually transmitted infection (STI), in adults. Sexual partners should be treated at the same time. People should avoid having sex until they and their sex partners are treated (for example, when therapy has been completed and any symptoms have resolved) to help prevent reinfection.

Secnidazole will not treat fungal (yeast) infections.

Solosec side effects

Get emergency medical help if you have signs of an allergic reaction to Solosec: hives; difficult breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.

You may develop a vaginal yeast infection while taking this medicine. Call your doctor at once if you have:

vaginal itching or burning;

redness or swelling; or

white or yellow vaginal discharge (may be odorless).

Common Solosec side effects may include:

nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, stomach pain;

headache; or

a bitter or metallic taste in your mouth.

This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.

Before taking Solosec

You should not use Solosec if you are allergic to secnidazole or similar medicines such as Benznidazole, metronidazole (Flagyl), or tinidazole (Tindamax).

It is not known whether this medicine will harm an unborn baby. Tell your doctor if you are pregnant.

You should not breast-feed while using this medicine and for at least 4 days after your last dose.

Solosec is not approved for use by anyone younger than 12 years old.

How to use Solosec

Usual Adult Dose for Bacterial Vaginosis:

2 g orally once Use: For the treatment of bacterial vaginosis in female patients

Usual Adult Dose for Trichomoniasis:

2 g orally once Comments: -Sexual partners of infected patients should be treated with the same dose at the same time to prevent reinfection as trichomoniasis is a sexually transmitted disease with potentially serious sequelae. Use: For the treatment of trichomoniasis due to Trichomonas vaginalis

Usual Pediatric Dose for Bacterial Vaginosis:

12 years or older: 2 g orally once Use: For the treatment of bacterial vaginosis in female patients

Usual Pediatric Dose for Trichomoniasis:

12 years or older: 2 g orally once Comments: -Sexual partners of infected patients should be treated with the same dose at the same time to prevent reinfection as trichomoniasis is a sexually transmitted disease with potentially serious sequelae. Use: For the treatment of trichomoniasis due to T vaginalis

Warnings

You should not breast-feed while using Solosec and for at least 4 days after your last dose.

What other drugs will affect Solosec

Other drugs may interact with secnidazole, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal products. Tell your doctor about all your current medicines and any medicine you start or stop using.

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