Nitrofurantoin
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Scientific Name
Nitrofurantoin
Description of the Drug
Nitrofurantoin is an antibiotic used to treat urinary tract infections.
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Brand Name(s)
Berkfurin, Ceduran, Dantafur, Furadantin, Furalan, Genfura, Macrobid, Macrodantin, Nitrofurantoin, Nitrofurantoin macrocrystalline, Nitrofurantoin (monohydrate/macrocrystals)
Company Owner(s)
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc, Watson Laboratories Inc, Actavis Mid Atlantic Llc, Impax Laboratories Inc, Zydus Pharmaceuticals Usa Inc, Ivax Pharmaceuticals Inc Sub Teva Pharmaceuticals Usa, Inventia Healthcare Ltd, Casper Pharma Llc, Elkins Sinn Div Ah Robins Co Inc, Alvogen Inc
Mechanism(s) Of Action
Target Name | Target Type | Action Type | Target ChEMBL ID |
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DNA | NUCLEIC-ACID | INHIBITOR | CHEMBL2364041 |
Clinical Trial(s)
Unichem Links
Atlas | nitrofurantoin | ||||
SureChEMBL | SCHEMBL29470 | ||||
DrugBank | DB00698 | ||||
PubChem: Thomson Pharma | 14749496 | ||||
PubChem | 6604200 | ||||
PDBe | U6Z | ||||
BindingDB | 57045 | ||||
DrugCentral | 1949 | ||||
Guide to Pharmacology | 10917 | ||||
rxnorm | NITROFURANTOIN | MACRODANTIN | FURADANTIN | NITROFURANTOIN, MACROCRYSTALS | MACROBID |
KEGG Ligand | C07268 | ||||
ChEBI | 71415 | ||||
ZINC | ZINC000003875368 |