C8H6N4O5
238.16 g/mol
OtherDanger
Nitrofurantoin
CAS67-20-9EC200-646-5
Category
Other
Compound Class
n.a
Primary Use
Antibacterial for lower urinary tract infections
Nitrofurantoin is an antibacterial medication of the nitrofuran class, used primarily to treat lower urinary tract infections. It is not indicated for kidney infections and is less effective for them.
Treatment of lower urinary tract infectionsBladder infection treatment
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Referencestereoisomer of
1-{(E)-[(5-Nitrofuran-2-yl)methylidene]amino}(¹³C₃)imidazolidine-2,4-dione
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Safety Reference
Danger
H302Harmful if swallowed
H317May cause an allergic skin reaction
H334May cause allergy or asthma symptoms or breathing difficulties if inhaled
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
1-[(E)-(5-nitrofuran-2-yl)methylideneamino]imidazolidine-2,4-dione
InChIKey
NXFQHRVNIOXGAQ-YCRREMRBSA-N
SMILES
C1C(=O)NC(=O)N1/N=C/C2=CC=C(O2)[N+](=O)[O-]
Synonyms (129)
- Nitrofurantoin (JAN/USP/INN)
- Nitrofurantoin, United States Pharmacopeia (USP)
- Nitrofurantoine [INN-French]
- Nitrofurantoinum [INN-Latin]
- 5-Nitrofurantoin
- 5-Nitrofurantoindorn
- Alfuran
- Benkfuran
- Berkfuran
- Berkfurin
- Ceduran
- Chemiofuran
- Cistofuran
- Cyantin
- Cystit
- Dantafur
- Fua Med
- Fur-ren
- Furabid
- Furachel
- Furadantin
- Furadantin (TN)
- Furadantin Retard
- Furadantina MC
- Furadantine
- Furadantine mc
- Furadantoin
- Furadoin
- Furadoine
- Furadonin
- Furadonine
- Furadoninum
- Furadontin
- Furalan
- Furaloid
- Furantoina
- Furatoin
- Furedan
- Furina
- Furobactina
- Furodantin
- Furophen T
- Furophen T-Caps
- Genfura
- Gerofuran
- Ituran
- Macpac
- Macrobid
- Macrobid (TN)
- Macrodantin
- Macrodantina
- Macrofuran
- Macrofurin
- N-Toin
- NITROFURANTOIN [MART.]
- Nierofu
- Nifurantin
- Nifuretten
- Nitoin
- Nitrex
- Nitro Macro
- Nitrofur-C
- Nitrofuradantin
- Nitrofurantion Macrocrystals
- Nitrofurantoin (Standard)
- Nitrofurantoin Macro
- Nitrofurantoin Macrocrystals
- Nitrofurantoin Mono
- Nitrofurantoin anhydrous
- Nitrofurantoin macrocrystal
- Nitrofurantoin, VETRANAL(TM)
- Nitrofurantoin, crystalline
- Nitrofurantoina
- Nitrofurantoine
- Nitrofurantoinum
- Nitrofurantoinum anhydrous
- Novofuran
- Orafuran
- Parfuran
- Phenurin
- PiyEloseptyl
- Ro-Antoin
- Siraliden
- Trantoin
- Uerineks
- Urantoin
- Urizept
- Uro-Selz
- Uro-Tablinen
- Urodin
- Urofuran
- Urofurin
- Urolisa
- Urolong
- Usaf ea-2
- Uvamin
- Welfurin
- Zoofurin
- nitrofurantoin