Disease	Recommended regimens	Agent	Dosage	Cost*
Bacterial vaginosis	Recommended regimens in on pregnant women	Metronidazole (Flagyl)	500 mg orally twice daily for 7 days	$ 6.50 to 9.00 (generic)
		Clindamycin cream (Cleocin)	2%, one full applicator intravaginally at bedtime for 7 days	40.00 (brand/40 g)
		Metronidazole gel (Metrogel)	0.75%, one full applicator intravaginally twice daily for 5 days	35.00 (brand/20 g)
	Alternative regimens in nonpregnant women	Metronidazole	2 g orally in a single dose	11.50 (brand) 1.50 to 3.00 (generic)
		Clindamycin	300 mg orally twice daily for 7 days	46.00 (brand)
	Recommended regimens in pregnant women (second trimester)	Metronidazole	500 mg orally twice daily for 7 days	6.50 to 9.00 (generic)
		Metronidazole	2 g orally in a single dose	11.50 (brand) 1.50 to 3.00 (generic)
		Clindamycin	300 mg orally twice daily for 7 days	46.00 (brand)
Trichomoniasis	Recommended regimen	Metronidazole	2 g orally in a single dose	11.50 (brand) 1.50 to 3.00 (generic)
	Alternative regimen	Metronidazole	500 mg orally twice daily for 7 days	6.50 to 9.00 (generic)
	Recommended regimen in pregnant women (second trimester)	Metronidazole	2 g orally in a single dose	11.50 (brand) 1.50 to 3.00 (generic)
Vulvovaginal candidacies	Recommended intravaginal agents	Butoconazole (Femstat)	2% cream, 5 g intravaginally for 3 days	14.00 (brand/15 g)
		Clotrimazole (Lotrimin)	1% cream, 5 g intravaginally for 7 to 14 days	6.00 to 9.00 (brand)
		Clotrimazole	100-mg vaginal tablet daily for 7 days	10.50 (generic)
		Clotrimazole	100-mg vaginal tablet, two tablets daily for 3 days	4.50 (generic)
		Clotrimazole (Mycelex-G)	500-mg vaginal tablet, one tablet in a single application	15.00 (brand)
		Miconazole (Monistat)	2% cream, 5 g intravaginally for 7 days	15.00 (brand)
		Miconazole	200-mg vaginal suppository, one daily for 3 days	30.00 (brand)
		Miconazole	100-mg vaginal suppository, one daily for 7 days	12.00 (brand)
		Nystatin (Mycolog II)	100,000-unit vaginal tablet, one daily for 14 days	17.50 to 29.50 (brand)
		Tioconazole (Vagistate-1)	6.5% ointment, 5 g intravaginally in a single application	14.50 (brand/4.6 g)
		Terconazole (Terazole)	0.4% cream, 5 g intravaginally for 7 days	29.00 (brand/45 g)
		Terconazole	0.8% cream, 5 g intravaginally for 3 days	29.00 (brand/20 g)
		Terconazole	80-mg vaginal suppository, one daily for 3 days	29.00 (brand)
	Recommended oral agent	Fluconazole (Diflucan)	150-mg tablet taken orally in a single dose	11.50 (brand)