Nifuroxazide

Nifuroxazide
Clinical data
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Routes of
administration
Oral
ATC code
Identifiers
  • 4-hydroxy-N-[(E)-(5-nitrofuran-2-yl)methylideneamino]benzamide
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC12H9N3O5
Molar mass275.220 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • c1cc(O)ccc1C(=O)N/N=C/c2ccc(o2)[N+](=O)[O-]
  • InChI=1S/C12H9N3O5/c16-9-3-1-8(2-4-9)12(17)14-13-7-10-5-6-11(20-10)15(18)19/h1-7,16H,(H,14,17)/b13-7+ checkY
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Nifuroxazide (INN) is an oral nitrofuran antibiotic, patented since 1966[1] and used to treat colitis and diarrhea in humans and non-humans.[2] It is sold under the brand names Ambatrol, Antinal, Bacifurane, Diafuryl (Turkey), Benol (Pakistan), Pérabacticel (France), Antinal, Diax (Egypt), Nifrozid, Ercefuryl (Romania, Czech Republic, Russia), Erfuzide (Thailand), Endiex (Slovakia), Enterofuryl (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Russia), Pentofuryl (Germany), Nifuroksazyd Hasco, Nifuroksazyd Polpharma (Poland), Topron, Enterovid (Latin America), Eskapar (Mexico), Enterocolin, Terracolin (Bolivia), Apazid (Morocco), Nifroxid (Tunisia), Nifural (Indonesia) and Septidiaryl. It is sold in capsule form and also as a suspension.

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