PILL WITH U 227 – MECHANISM OF ACTION, SIDE EFFECTS, PRECAUTION
If you are cataloging a white, capsule-shaped tablet stamped with “U 227” for your pharmaceutical reference files, you are looking at a 500 mg dose of metronidazole. You likely know it best by its primary brand name, Flagyl. This is a highly specific, prescription-only antimicrobial agent used to aggressively target anaerobic bacterial infections and certain protozoal parasites.