Flagyl - antiprotozoan and antimicrobic drug. It is prescribed at treatment of protozoan inspections (abenteric amebiasis, including amoebic abscess of liver, an intestinal amebiasis, trichomoniasis, giardiasis, balanthidiasis, lambliasis, skin leushmaniosis, mecotic vaginitis, mecotic urethritis), pseudomembranous colitis, gastritises, ulcer, prevention of postoperative complications (especially interventions at segmented intestine, perirectal area, appendectomy, gynecologic operations).
A lipid-lowering agent. Reversibly inhibits HMG-COA reductase, inhibits the cholesterol synthesis at the stage of mevinolinic acid and moderately reduces its intracellular concentration. The indications for the drug use include: primary hypercholesterolemia mainly of IIa and IIb types, under the ineffective diet treatment in patients with increased risk of coronary atherosclerosis, hypercholesterolemia combined with hypertriglyceridemia; prevention of coronary artery disease. The drug decreases the risk of myocardial infarction, the need for revascularization of the myocardium, deaths from cardiovascular system diseases.