Concept information
Preferred term
Nitrofurantoin
Type
-
mesh:Descriptor
Definition
- A urinary anti-infective agent effective against most gram-positive and gram-negative organisms. Although sulfonamides and antibiotics are usually the agents of choice for urinary tract infections, nitrofurantoin is widely used for prophylaxis and long-term suppression.
Broader concept
Entry terms
- 17140-81-7 (mono-H2O)
- 2,4-Imidazolidinedione, 1-(((5-nitro-2-furanyl)methylene)amino)-
- 54-87-5 (Na salt)
- 67-20-9 (Nitrofurantoin)
- 927AH8112L
- E1QI2CQQ1I
Allowable Qualifier(s)
- administration & dosage (Qualifier)
- adverse effects (Qualifier)
- agonists (Qualifier)
- analogs & derivatives (Qualifier)
- analysis (Qualifier)
- antagonists & inhibitors (Qualifier)
- blood (Qualifier)
- cerebrospinal fluid (Qualifier)
- chemical synthesis (Qualifier)
- chemistry (Qualifier)
- classification (Qualifier)
- economics (Qualifier)
- history (Qualifier)
- immunology (Qualifier)
- isolation & purification (Qualifier)
- metabolism (Qualifier)
- pharmacokinetics (Qualifier)
- pharmacology (Qualifier)
- poisoning (Qualifier)
- radiation effects (Qualifier)
- standards (Qualifier)
- supply & distribution (Qualifier)
- therapeutic use (Qualifier)
- toxicity (Qualifier)
- urine (Qualifier)
Pharmacological Action(s)
In other languages
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French
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17140-81-7 (mono-H2O)
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2,4-Imidazolidinedione, 1-(((5-nitro-2-furanyl)methylene)amino)-
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54-87-5 (Na salt)
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67-20-9 (Nitrofurantoin)
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927AH8112L
-
E1QI2CQQ1I
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-L8KPW905-8
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