Nitrofurantoin

In some countries, this medicine may only be approved for veterinary use.

In the US, Nitrofurantoin (nitrofurantoin systemic) is a member of the drug class urinary anti-infectives and is used to treat Bladder Infection and Prevention of Bladder infection.

US matches:

• Nitrofurantoin


• Nitrofurantoin Suspension


• Nitrofurantoin Capsules

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

J01XE01

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000067-20-9

Chemical Formula

C8-H6-N4-O5

Molecular Weight

238

Therapeutic Categories

Antibacterial: Nitrofuran-derivative

Urinary tract antiseptic

Chemical Name

2,4-Imidazolidinedione, 1-[[(5-nitro-2-furanyl)methylene]amino]-

Foreign Names

• Nitrofurantoinum (Latin)
• Nitrofurantoin (German)
• Nitrofurantoïne (French)
• Nitrofurantoina (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Nitrofurantoin (OS: JAN, BAN)
• Nitrofurantoïne (OS: DCF)
• F 30 (IS)
• NF 153 (IS)
• Nitrofurantoin (PH: BP 2010, Ph. Int. 4, USP 32, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Nitrofurantoïne (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Nitrofurantoinum (PH: Ph. Int. 4, Ph. Eur. 6)

Brand Names

• Apo-Nitrofurantoin
  Apotex, Canada; Apotex, Singapore; Apotex, Vietnam



• Apo-Nitrofurantoina
  Apotex, Peru



• Cleanbac
  Prati, Brazil



• Cystidog (Nitrofurantoin and Atropine (veterinary use))
  Sogeval, France



• Furabid
  Goldshield, Netherlands



• Furadantin retard
  Goldshield, Austria



• Furadantin
  GlaxoSmithKline, India; GlaxoSmithKline, South Africa; Goldshield, Germany; Goldshield, United Kingdom; Goldshield, Ireland; Meda, Sweden; Merck Lipha Santé, Tunisia; Recip, Iceland; Recip, Norway; Shionogi, United States; Vifor, Switzerland



• Furadantin (veterinary use)
  Goldshield, United Kingdom



• Furadantina
  Boehringer Ingelheim, Mexico; Normal, Portugal; Schering-Plough, Argentina



• Furadantine
  Goldshield, Netherlands; Merck Serono, France; Pharma Logistics, Belgium; Procter & Gamble, Luxembourg



• Furadoïne
  Merck Serono, France



• Furadonin
  Borisov, Georgia



• Furadonins
  Olainfarm, Lithuania; Olainfarm, Latvia



• Furantoin Leciva
  Zentiva, Czech Republic



• Furantoina
  Ern, Spain; Uriach, Costa Rica; Uriach, Guatemala; Uriach, Honduras; Uriach, Nicaragua; Uriach, Panama; Uriach, El Salvador



• Furedan
  Scharper, Italy



• Furobactina
  Dexter, Spain



• Furolin
  Farmanic Chemipharma, Greece



• Infurin
  Hersil, Peru



• Macrobid
  Goldshield, United Kingdom; Goldshield, Ireland; Procter & Gamble, Canada; Procter & Gamble, United States



• Macrodantin
  Geymonat, Italy; GlaxoSmithKline, South Africa; Goldshield, United Kingdom; Goldshield, Ireland; Goldshield, Malta; Pfizer, Australia; Procter & Gamble, United States



• Macrodantina
  Boehringer Ingelheim, Chile; Boehringer Ingelheim, Colombia; Boehringer Ingelheim, Mexico; Farma, Venezuela; Medifarma, Peru; Schering-Plough, Brazil



• Macrodin
  Remedica, Cyprus



• Macrosan
  Sanitas, Chile



• Matidan
  Mintlab, Chile



• Microdoïne
  Gomenol, France



• Neofuradantin
  Formenti, Italy



• Nifuran
  Bamford, New Zealand



• Nifurantin
  Abic, Israel; Apogepha, Germany



• Nifurantin B 6 (Nitrofurantoin and Pyridoxine)
  Apogepha, Germany



• Nifuretten
  Apogepha, Germany



• Nintoin
  Incepta, Bangladesh



• Ninur
  Belupo, Croatia (Hrvatska)



• Nitrofurantoin Agepha
  Agepha, Austria



• Nitrofurantoin Dak
  Nycomed, Denmark



• Nitrofurantoin Monohydrate
  Watson, United States



• Nitrofurantoin Nycomed
  Nycomed, Estonia



• Nitrofurantoin Synco
  Synco, Hong Kong



• Nitrofurantoin
  Mylan, United States; Ranbaxy, United States; Sandoz, United States; Sanofi-Aventis, Hungary; Teva USA, United States; Watson, United States; Yu Sheng, Taiwan



• Nitrofurantoina L.CH.
  Chile, Chile



• Nitrofurantoina Lch
  Ivax, Peru



• Nitrofurantoina Macro
  Mintlab, Chile



• Nitrofurantoina
  Bestpharma, Chile; Farvet, Peru; Ivax, Peru; Mintlab, Chile; Pasteur, Chile



• Nitrofurantoine Apotex
  Apotex Europe, Netherlands



• Nitrofurantoine CF
  Centrafarm, Netherlands



• Nitrofurantoine Merck
  Mylan, Netherlands



• Nitrofurantoine PCH
  Pharmachemie, Netherlands



• Nitrofurantoine ratiopharm
  ratiopharm, Netherlands



• Nitrofurantoine Sandoz
  Sandoz, Netherlands



• Nitrofurantoin-ratiopharm
  Ratiopharm, Germany; Ratiopharm, Luxembourg



• Novo-Furantoin
  Novopharm, Canada



• Piyeloseptyl
  Biofarma, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Biofarma, Turkey



• Spray Polyvalente (veterinary use)
  Laboratório Dr.Amilcar Pinho, Portugal



• Urolong
  Thiemann, Ethiopia



• Uro-Tablinen
  Winthrop, Germany



• Uvamin retard
  Mepha, Lithuania



• Uvamin
  Mepha, United Arab Emirates; Mepha, Bahrain; Mepha, Costa Rica; Mepha, Cyprus; Mepha, Egypt; Mepha, Guatemala; Mepha, Honduras; Mepha, Israel; Mepha, Jordan; Mepha, Kuwait; Mepha, Lebanon; Mepha, Latvia; Mepha, Nicaragua; Mepha, Oman; Mepha, Panama; Mepha, Qatar; Mepha, Saudi Arabia; Mepha, El Salvador; Mepha, Trinidad & Tobago; Mepha Pharma, Switzerland

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

BAN	British Approved Name
DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
IS	Inofficial Synonym
JAN	Japanese Accepted Name
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Rec.INN	Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)

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