Ratings, Reviews Summary for FLAGYL (SEARLE)

January 2024 Overall Patient opinion of FLAGYL: 2.3 (not satisfied)

(based on 1916 reviews )

Ratings by Age Group for FLAGYL
Rating Scale from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent)

Patient Age Group Number of Reviews Average Rating
Pediatric (Under 18) 26 2.23
Age 18 to 24 269 2.34
Age 25 to 34 520 2.34
Age 35 to 44 452 2.31
Age 45 to 54 330 2.55
Age 55 to 64 206 2.25
Age 65 to 74 60 2.01
Age 75 and up 16 1.81

Ratings by Sex for FLAGYL
Rating Scale from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent)

Patient Sex Number of Reviews Average Rating
Male 349 2.42
Female 1539 2.34
Not Specified 28 1.92

Why FLAGYL* (Metronidazole ) is Prescribed for Patients*

Patient opinion of FLAGYL: somewhat satisfied (average rating score: 2.69)

(based on 3892 reviews - combined drugs with same active ingredient - see footnote for timeframe )

Top 10 Reasons for taking** FLAGYL
(reported on Ask a Patient)

  Reason # of Ask a Patient Reviews
1Vaginitis bacterial*211
2Diverticulitis*204
3Bacterial infection107
4Gingival infection65
5Vaginal infection56
6Tooth infection53
7Infection*32
8Tooth abscess30
9Colitis19
10Rosacea*17

*Also included as reason for taking drug in FDA Adverse Events summary.

Top 20 Side Effects of FLAGYL **
(reported on Ask a Patient)

  Side Effect # of Ask a Patient Reviews
1Nausea*1291
2Headache*888
3Dizziness794
4Somnolence748
5Adverse event661
6Depression634
7Fatigue620
8Decreased appetite609
9Anxiety*589
10Vaginal discharge468
11Diarrhoea*464
12Insomnia434
13Dysgeusia427
14Pain*355
15Vomiting*298
16Lethargy284
17Disturbance in attention262
18Urine colour abnormal256
19Paraesthesia255
20Discomfort254

*Important! This side effect is also associated with Adverse Event Reports (serious reaction); Also see charts in FDA Adverse Events summary.

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* Reviews for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Metronidazole (Rosadan, Satric, Metro i.v., Vagilen, Nuvessa, Vitazol, Metromidol, Metrogel-vaginal, Zidoval, Vandazole, Rozex, Metryl, Metrogyl, Flagyl s, Protostat, Clont, Metrolyl, Noritate, Flagyl er, Metronidazole, Metrolotion, Metrocream, Metrogel, Flagyl)

**Historical Analytics (through 2015) of AskaPatient Reviews Provided by Druginformer.com