Nifuroxazide

Nifuroxazide

Clinical data
Routes of administration	Oral
ATC code	A07AX03 (WHO)
Identifiers
IUPAC name 4-Hydroxybenzoic acid [(5-nitro-2-furanyl)methylene]hydrazide
CAS Number	965-52-6
PubChem CID	5337997
E number	{{#property:P628}}
ECHA InfoCard	{{#property:P2566}}
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C12H9N3O5
Molar mass	275.2 g/mol

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Overview

Nifuroxazide (INN) is an oral nitrofuran antibiotic used to treat colitis and diarrhea. It is sold under the brand names Ambatrol, Antinal, Bacifurane, Nifrozid, Ercefuryl, and Endiex (CZ, SK, PL). It is sold in capsule form and also as a suspension.

Maurice Claude Ernest Carron patented the drug in the United States in 1966 . Subsequent patents issued to Germano Cagliero of Marxer S.p.A describe the use of nifuroxazide as an antibiotic used to treat livestock.