| Preferred Name |
Furazolidone |
| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C65783 |
| CAS_Registry |
67-45-8 |
| CHEBI_ID |
CHEBI:5195 |
| Chemical_Formula |
C8H7N3O5 |
| code |
C65783 |
| Concept_In_Subset | |
| Contributing_Source |
FDA |
| DEFINITION |
A nitrofuran antimicrobial agent used in the treatment of diarrhea or enteritis caused by bacteria or protozoan infections. Furazolidone is also active in treating typhoid fever, cholera and salmonella infections. |
| DesignNote |
Nitrofurans are recognized by the FDA as mutagens/carcinogens, and were banned from use in food producing animals in 1991. |
| FDA_UNII_Code |
5J9CPU3RE0 |
| FULL_SYN |
Furoxone Dependal-M Furazolidone FURAZOLIDONE |
| label |
Furazolidone |
| Legacy Concept Name |
Furazolidone |
| NCI_Drug_Dictionary_ID |
804801 |
| Preferred_Name |
Furazolidone |
| prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C65783 |
| prefLabel |
Furazolidone |
| Semantic_Type |
Pharmacologic Substance |
| UMLS_CUI |
C0016855 |
| subClassOf |