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Nitrofurantoin

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Definition: A urinary anti-infective agent effective against most gram-positive and gram-negative organisms. Although sulfonamides and antibiotics are usually the agents of choice for urinary tract infections, nitrofurantoin is widely used for prophylaxis and long-term suppression.     
Pharmacological Action Anti-Infective Agents, Urinary 		Other names Sodium Salt, Nitrofurantoin; Monohydrate Nitrofurantoin; Nitrofurantoin, Monohydrate; Nitrofurantoin Sodium Salt; Macrodantin; Furantoin; Furadonine; Furadoine; Furadantine; FuradantinDrugs* : FURADANTIN; NITROFURANTOIN MACROCRYSTALLINE; MACROBID; FURALAN; MACRODANTIN; NITROFURANTOIN; NITROFURANTOIN (MONOHYDRATE/MACROCRYSTALS); IVADANTIN
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
4-hydroxynitrofurantoin  76644-41-2   Nitrofurantoin/*analogs & derivatives. Pharmacology 1988;36(4):283
fultrexin  77536-64-2 Acetamide, 2,2-dichloro-N-(2-hydroxy-1-(hydroxymethyl)-2-(4-(methylsulfonyl)phenyl)ethyl)-, (R-(R*,R*))-, mixt. with 4-amino-N-(3,4-dimethyl-5-isoxazolyl)benzenesulfonamide and 1-(((5-nitro-2-furanyl)methylene)amino)-2,4-imidazolidinedione mono(hydroxyme  *Sulfisoxazole *Thiamphenicol Drug Combinations Nitrofurantoin/*analogs & derivatives. Paediatr Indones 19(5-6):146;1979
1-(3'-nitro-2-furfurylideneamino)hydantoin  10130-66-2 2,4-Imidazolidinedione, 1-(((3-nitro-2-furanyl)methylene)amino)  *Nitrofurantoin Isomerism. Acta Pharm Suec 14(3):225;1977
nifosept  0   Nitrofurantoin/*analogs & derivatives. Mater Med Pol 6(4):303;1974
urfadyn  1088-92-2 3-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(((5-nitro-2-furanyl)methylene)amino)- 2,4-imidazolidinedione  Nitrofurantoin/*analogs & derivatives. J Chromatogr 162(1):110;1979; Paediatr Indones 1979;19(5-6):146; Pharm Weekbl 108(8):149;1973

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