Nitrofurantoin (International)
In the US, Nitrofurantoin (nitrofurantoin systemic) is a member of the drug class urinary anti-infectives and is used to treat Bladder Infection, Prevention of Bladder infection and Urinary Tract Infection.
US matches:
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)metylene]amino]- (USP)
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 2018, Ph. Eur. 9, Ph. Int. 7, USP 41)
- Nitrofurantoïne (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)
- Nitrofurantoinum (PH: Ph. Eur. 9, Ph. Int. 7)
- Furadoninum monohydrate (IS)
- UNII-E1QI2CQQ1I (IS)
- Nitrofurantoin monohydrate (PH: Ph. Int. 7)
Brand Names
- Aicol [+ Sulfamethoxypyridazine]
Daw Jih, Taiwan - Apo Nitrofurantoine
Apotex, Lebanon - Apo-Nitrofurantoin
Apotex, Hong Kong; Apotex, Singapore - Bifural [+ Sulfafurazole]
ICU VITA, Uruguay - Biofurin
Bioresearch, Mexico - Brandtoina
Brandt, Uruguay - Cleanbac
Prati, Donaduzzi, Brazil - Cochilin [+ Sulfamethoxypyridazine]
Hwang's, Taiwan - Furabid
Mercury Pharma, Netherlands - Furadantin
Casper Pharma, United States; Concordia, United Kingdom; GlaxoSmithKline, India; Meda, Norway; Meda, Sweden; Meda AB, Iceland; Merck Santé, Tunisia - Furadantin retard
Mercury Pharma, Germany; Mercury Pharmaceuticals, Austria; Sanolabor, Slovenia - Furadantin retard 100mg
Vifor, Switzerland - Furadantin RP
Mercury Pharma, Germany - Furadantin/Nitrofurantoin
Mercury, Malta - Furadantina
Bago, Argentina; Boehringer Ingelheim, Mexico - Furadantina MC
Amdipharm, Portugal - Furadantine
Merck Santé, Tunisia; Merck Serono, France; Mercury Pharma, Netherlands - Furadantine 100mg
Amdipharm Mercury Compagny, Luxembourg - Furadantine 50mg
Amdipharm Mercury Compagny, Luxembourg - Furadantine MC
Sanolabor, Slovenia - Furadin
Ferozsons, Pakistan - Furadonin
Borisovskiy Zavod Medicinskikh Preparatov, Jsc, Georgia; Irbitsky, Georgia - Furadonins
Olainfarm, Lithuania - Furadoninum
Olainfarm, Latvia - Furanpur 100
ICU VITA, Uruguay - Furanpur 50
ICU VITA, Uruguay - Furantoina
ERN, Spain - Furatin
Geofman, Pakistan - Furedan
Scharper, Italy - Furitex
Arlex, Mexico - Furolin
Iasis Pharma, Greece; IASIS Pharmaceuticals Hellas, Cyprus - Furosal [+ Tetracycline, + Aminexil]
Opal, Pakistan - Infurin
Hersil, Peru - Macrobid
Concordia, United Kingdom - MacroBID
LENIS, Slovenia; Sanolabor, Slovenia - Macrodantin
Alfred Gera, Malta; Aspen Pharmacare, South Africa; C A Papaellina, Cyprus; LENIS, Slovenia; Mercury, Malta - Macrodantina
Boehringer Ingelheim, Chile; Boehringer Ingelheim, Costa Rica; Boehringer Ingelheim, Dominican Republic; Boehringer Ingelheim, Guatemala; Boehringer Ingelheim, Honduras; Boehringer Ingelheim, Mexico; Boehringer Ingelheim, Nicaragua; Boehringer Ingelheim, Panama; Boehringer Ingelheim, El Salvador; Farma, Venezuela; Mantecorp FSA, Brazil; Medifarma, Peru - Macrodantina XR 100
Medifarma, Peru - Macrofuran
Kahira, Egypt - Macrofurin
Mavi, Mexico - Macrosan
Instituto Sanitas, Chile - Matidan
Mintlab Co., Chile - Mepafuran
Mepaco, Egypt - Nephrogesic [+ Phenazopyridine]
Johnson & Johnson, India - Nifuran
Bamford, New Zealand; Zada, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Zada, Macedonia - Nifurantin
Apogepha Arzneimittel, Germany - Nifurantin B 6 [+ Pyridoxine]
Apogepha Arzneimittel, Germany - Nifuretten
Apogepha Arzneimittel, Germany - Nifutoin
Chen Ho, Taiwan - Ninru
Honten, Taiwan - Nintoin
Incepta, Bangladesh - Nintoin-SR
Incepta, Bangladesh - Ninur
Belupo, Croatia (Hrvatska); Pharmasan, Slovenia - Nitrofen
Teuto Brasileiro, Brazil - Nitrofurantoin
Actavis, United States; Amneal Pharmaceuticals, United States; Central Procurement & Supplies Unit, Malta; Concordia, United Kingdom; Dr. Reddy's, United Kingdom; LENIS, Slovenia; Nostrum, United States; Novel, United States - Nitrofurantoin AA Pharma
AA Pharma, Canada - Nitrofurantoin Agepha
Agepha, Austria; Sanolabor, Slovenia - Nitrofurantoin Alternova
Orifarm Generics, Sweden - Nitrofurantoin Arena 100 mg
Arena Group SA, Hungary - Nitrofurantoin Chinoin 0.1 g
Sanofi-Aventis, Hungary - Nitrofurantoin Dak
Takeda Pharma, Denmark - Nitrofurantoin Ming Ta
Ming Ta, Taiwan - Nitrofurantoin Nycomed
Takeda GmbH, Estonia - Nitrofurantoin Yu Sheng
Yu Sheng, Taiwan - Nitrofurantoina Andromaco
Laboratorios Andromaco, Chile - Nitrofurantoina Arena
Arena, Romania - Nitrofurantoina Kener
Kener, Mexico - Nitrofurantoina L.CH.
Laboratorio Chile, Chile - Nitrofurantoina Mintlab
Mintlab Co., Chile - Nitrofurantoina Pharma Arte
Pharma Arte, Paraguay - Nitrofurantoína Teuto
Teuto Brasileiro, Brazil - Nitrofurantoin-Acino retard 100mg
Acino Pharma, Switzerland - Nitrofurantoine Apotex
Apotex Nederland, Netherlands - Nitrofurantoine Aurobindo
Aurobindo, Netherlands - Nitrofurantoine Mylan
Mylan, Netherlands - Nitrofurantoine Teva
Teva Nederland, Netherlands - Nitrofurantoinemacrokristallijn Sandoz
Sandoz, Netherlands - Nitrofurantoin-ratiopharm
ratiopharm, Germany - Nitrofur-C [+ Ascorbic Acid]
Takeda, Finland - Piyeloseptyl
Biofarma, Turkey - Suronit
Degort's, Mexico - Tanding
Northeast General Pharmaceutical Factory NEGPF, China - Urantoin
Basel, Ecuador - Urfadyne Retard
Zambon, Colombia - Urifast
Cipla, India - Uroflantoina
Sherfarma, Peru - Urofuran
Eurolab, Argentina - Urofurin
Iqfarma, Peru - Urofurin XR
Iqfarma, Peru - Uropac [+ Sulfamethoxypyridazine, + Phenazopyridine]
EMS, Brazil - Urosima [+ Tetracycline, + Sulfamethoxypyridazine]
Sima, Paraguay - Urotoina
Heco, Paraguay - Urotoina Pediatrica [pediatric]
Heco, Paraguay - Uvamin
Mepha, Costa Rica; Mepha, Kuwait; Mepha, Lebanon - Uvamin Retard
Acino, Oman; Mepha, Egypt; Mepha, Guatemala; Mepha, Honduras; Mepha, Nicaragua; Mepha, Panama; Mepha, El Salvador - Uvamin retard
Mepha Baltic Lithuania, Lithuania - Uvamin retard 100mg
Mepha Pharma, Switzerland - Yumenin
Tai Yu, Taiwan - Furadantine MC
Mercury Pharma, Belgium - Macrodantin
Alvogen, United States; Boehringer Ingelheim, Philippines; Pfizer, Australia - Macrodantina
Boehringer Ingelheim, Colombia - Macrofuran
ICU VITA, Uruguay - Neofuradantin
Formenti, Italy - Nitrofurantoin
Actavis, United States; IMPAX Laboratories, United States; Sun Pharma, United States - Nitrofurantoin Retard Ratiopharm 100mg
Ratiopharm, Luxembourg - Nitrofurantoina MK
MK, Colombia - Nyvu Retard
Paill, El Salvador - Teva-Nitrofurantoin
Teva Canada, Canada - Macrobid
Alvogen, United States - Neo Furadantin
Formenti, Italy - Nitrofurantoin
Amneal Pharmaceuticals, United States; Mylan, United States; Sandoz, United States; Watson Pharmaceutical, United States - MacroBID
Allergan, Canada - Macrodantina Infantil [pediatric]
Boehringer Ingelheim, Mexico - Nitrofurantoin
Glenmark, United Kingdom
Glossary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| USP | Pharmacopoeia of the United States |
Further information on drug naming conventions: International Nonproprietary Names.
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