Metronidazole cream is a topical medication used to treat inflammatory lesions caused by rosacea. It contains metronidazole, which is a member of the imidazole class of antibacterial agents and is classified therapeutically as an antiprotozoal and antibacterial agent. Here are some details about the positive and negative effects of metronidazole cream:
Positive effects:
- Metronidazole cream is effective in treating inflammatory papules and pustules of rosacea.
Negative effects:
- Skin reactions, including contact dermatitis, may occur while using this medicine.
- Metronidazole cream may cause eye irritations.
- Some common side effects related to metronidazole were skin redness, dryness, and burning.
- Other side effects may include blistering, burning, crusting, dryness, or flaking of the skin, itching, scaling, severe redness, soreness, or swelling of the skin, metallic taste, tingling, nausea, headache, and increased skin redness.
Ingredients or materials:
- Metronidazole Topical Cream contains metronidazole, USP, at a concentration of 7.5 mg per gram (0.75%) in an emollient cream consisting of emulsifying wax, sorbitol solution, glycerin, isopropyl palmitate, benzyl alcohol, lactic acid and/or sodium hydroxide to adjust pH, and purified water.
- Other non-medicinal ingredients may include betadex, edetate disodium, hydroxyethyl cellulose 250 HHX, methylparaben, niacinamide, phenoxyethanol, propylene glycol, and propylparaben.
