Preferred Name |
Furazolidone |
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Synonyms |
FURAZOLIDONE Furazolidone Dependal-M Furoxone |
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Definitions |
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. |
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ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C65783 |
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CAS_Registry |
67-45-8 |
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CHEBI_ID |
CHEBI:5195 |
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Chemical_Formula |
C8H7N3O5 |
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code |
C65783 |
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Concept_In_Subset | ||
Contributing_Source |
FDA |
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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. |
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DesignNote |
Nitrofurans are recognized by the FDA as mutagens/carcinogens, and were banned from use in food producing animals in 1991. |
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FDA_UNII_Code |
5J9CPU3RE0 |
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FULL_SYN |
FURAZOLIDONE Furazolidone Dependal-M Furoxone |
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label |
Furazolidone |
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Legacy Concept Name |
Furazolidone |
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NCI_Drug_Dictionary_ID |
804801 |
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Preferred_Name |
Furazolidone |
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prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C65783 |
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Semantic_Type |
Pharmacologic Substance |
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UMLS_CUI |
C0016855 |
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subClassOf |