Nifuroxazide

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

A07AX03

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000965-52-6

Chemical Formula

C12-H9-N3-O5

Molecular Weight

275

Therapeutic Categories

Antidiarrhoeal agent

Antibacterial: Nitrofuran-derivative

Chemical Name

Benzoic acid, 4-hydroxy-, [(5-nitro-2-furanyl)methylene]hydrazide

Foreign Names

• Nifuroxazidum (Latin)
• Nifuroxazid (German)
• Nifuroxazide (French)
• Nifuroxazida (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Nifuroxazide (OS: DCF, DCIT)
• RC 27109 (IS)
• Nifuroxazide (PH: BP 2010, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Nifuroxazidum (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)

Brand Names

• Akabar
  AF, Mexico



• Bacifurane
  Melisana, Luxembourg



• Bacterix
  Gifrer Barbezat, France



• Bifix
  Bayer Santé Familiale, France



• Cecet
  Farmindustria, Peru



• Chunlin
  Root, Taiwan



• Dearexin
  Mediproducts, Guatemala; Mediproducts, Honduras; Mediproducts, Nicaragua; Mediproducts, El Salvador



• Diafuryl
  Abdi Ibrahim, Turkey; Cooper, France



• Diarmonis
  Actavis, France



• Diarryl
  Simed, Tunisia



• Ediston
  Pierre Fabre Médicament, France



• Endiex
  Zentiva, Slovakia



• Enfurol
  Mekophar, Vietnam



• Enorep
  Alapis Pharma, Greece



• Enteral
  Laprophan, Tunisia



• Entero-Caps
  Domesco, Vietnam



• Enterodar
  Streger, Mexico



• Enterofuryl
  Bosnalijek, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Bosnalijek, Croatia (Hrvatska); Bosnalijek, Serbia; Bosnalijek, Russian Federation



• Ercefuryl
  Sanofi-Aventis, Burkina Faso; Sanofi-Aventis, Benin; Sanofi-Aventis, Central African Republic; Sanofi-Aventis, Congo; Sanofi-Aventis, Cote D'ivoire; Sanofi-Aventis, Cameroon; Sanofi-Aventis, Czech Republic; Sanofi-Aventis, France; Sanofi-Aventis, Gabon; Sanofi-Aventis, Guinea; Sanofi-Aventis, Greece; Sanofi-Aventis, Hong Kong; Sanofi-Aventis, Latvia; Sanofi-Aventis, Madagascar; Sanofi-Aventis, Mali; Sanofi-Aventis, Mauritania; Sanofi-Aventis, Mauritius; Sanofi-Aventis, Niger; Sanofi-Aventis, Oman; Sanofi-Aventis, Philippines; Sanofi-Aventis, Romania; Sanofi-Aventis, Singapore; Sanofi-Aventis, Senegal; Sanofi-Aventis, Chad; Sanofi-Aventis, Togo; Sanofi-Aventis, Thailand; Sanofi-Aventis, Turkey; Sanofi-Aventis, Vietnam; Sanofi-Aventis, Zaire; Sanofi-Synthelabo, Ghana; Sanofi-Synthelabo, Kenya; Sanofi-Synthelabo, Luxembourg; Sanofi-Synthelabo, Nigeria; Sanofi-Synthelabo, Tanzania; Sanofi-Synthelabo, Uganda



• Ercéfuryl
  ADWYA, Tunisia



• Eskapar
  Armstrong, Costa Rica; Armstrong, Dominican Republic; Armstrong, Guatemala; Armstrong, Honduras; Armstrong, Mexico; Armstrong, Nicaragua; Armstrong, El Salvador



• Fuzide
  Otto, Indonesia



• Imoseptyl
  McNeil, France



• Nifroxid
  Galpharma, Tunisia



• Nifudiar
  Meprofarm, Indonesia



• Nifural
  Medifarma, Indonesia; Pediatrica, Indonesia



• Nifuroksazyd
  Hasco, Poland; Polfa Grodzisk, Poland



• Nifuroxazide Arrow
  Arrow, France



• Nifuroxazide Biogaran Conseil
  Biogaran, France



• Nifuroxazide Biogaran
  Biogaran, France



• Nifuroxazide CristerS
  CristerS, France



• Nifuroxazide EG
  EG Labo, France



• Nifuroxazide Mylan
  Mylan, France



• Nifuroxazide Ratiopharm Conseil
  Ratiopharm, France



• Nifuroxazide RPG
  Ranbaxy, France



• Nifuroxazide Sandoz Conseil
  Sandoz, France



• Nifuroxazide Sandoz
  Sandoz, France



• Nifuroxazide Teva
  Teva Santé, France



• Nifuroxazide Winthrop
  Sanofi-Aventis, France



• Nifuroxazide Zydus
  Zydus, France



• Nifuroxazide-Eurogenerics
  Eurogenerics, Luxembourg



• Nifuryl
  Günsa, Turkey



• Niraben
  Samchully, Singapore



• Nodiar
  Bagó, Colombia



• Nüfro
  Münir Sahin, Turkey



• Panfurex
  Bouchara, Burkina Faso; Bouchara, Benin; Bouchara, Central African Republic; Bouchara, Cote D'ivoire; Bouchara, Algeria; Bouchara, France; Bouchara, Gabon; Bouchara, Guinea; Bouchara, Luxembourg; Bouchara, Madagascar; Bouchara, Mali; Bouchara, Mauritania; Bouchara, Mauritius; Bouchara, Niger; Bouchara, Senegal; Bouchara, Chad; Bouchara, Togo; Bouchara, Zaire; Bouchara-Recordati, Hong Kong



• Septidiaryl
  McNeil, France



• Topron
  Chinoin, Dominican Republic; Chinoin, Guatemala; Chinoin, Mexico; Chinoin, Nicaragua; Chinoin, Panama; Chinoin, El Salvador

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Glossary

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DCIT	Denominazione Comune Italiana
IS	Inofficial Synonym
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Rec.INN	Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)

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