The molecule is a hydrochloride salt resulting from the mixture of equimolar amounts of metronidazole and hydrogen chloride. It has a role as an antibacterial drug, an antimicrobial agent, an antiparasitic agent, an antitrichomonal drug and a prodrug. It contains a metronidazole(1+).
2-(2-methyl-5-nitroimidazol-1-yl)ethanol;hydrochloride