Combined drug for intravaginal application. Has antimicrobial, antiprotozoal and antifungal action.
Metronidazole refers to nitro-5-imidazoles.
It restores the 5-nitro group of metronidazole with intracellular transport proteins of anaerobic microorganisms and protozoa that interacts with the DNA of a cell of microorganisms, inhibiting the synthesis of their nucleic acids, which leads to the death of microorganisms.
It is an effective antimicrobial and antiprotozoal agent of a wide spectrum of action.It is active against Trichomonas vaginalis, Giardia intestinalis, Entamoeba histolytica, Lamblia intestinalis, and also with respect to obligate anaerobes (sporo- and non-spore forming) - Bacteroides spp. (B. fragilis, B. ovatus, B. distasonis, B. thetaiotaomicron, B. vulgatus), Fusobacterium spp., Clostridium spp., Peptostreptococcus spp., Sensitive strains of Eubacterium. Aerobic microorganisms and facultative anaerobes are not sensitive.
Chlormhinalald acts on the following strains of pathogenic bacteria: Corynebacterium diphtheria, Streptococcus pyogenes, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Proteus vulgaris, Salmonella, Shigella, Escherichia coli.
It also shows activity in relation to the simplest: Entamoeba histolytica, Lamblia intestinalis, Trichomonas vaginalis and some fungi.
Lemon acid, reduces the pH of the vagina, promotes the growth and reproduction of Dodderlein sticks.