Nitrofural

In some countries, this medicine may only be approved for veterinary use.

Scheme

Prop.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

B05CA03,D08AF01,D09AA03,P01CC02,S01AX04,S02AA02

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000059-87-0

Chemical Formula

C6-H6-N4-O4

Molecular Weight

198

Therapeutic Categories

Dermatological agent: Topical antiseptic

Antibacterial: Nitrofuran-derivative

Chemical Name

Hydrazinecarboxamide, 2-[(5-nitro-2-furanyl)methylene]-

Foreign Names

• Nitrofuralum (Latin)
• Nitrofural (German)
• Nitrofural (French)
• Nitrofural (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Nitrofural (OS: DCF, DCIT)
• Nitrofurazone (OS: BAN)
• F 6 (IS)
• Furacilinum (IS)
• Furaldone (IS)
• NF 7 (IS)
• Nitrofural (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Nitrofuralum (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Nitrofurazone (PH: BP 2010, USP 32)

Brand Names

• Bactazon
  ACPC - Arab Center for Pharmaceutical and Chemical, Oman; Arab Centre, Bahrain



• Bioderm (Nitrofural and Neomycin, + Prednisolone (veterinary use))
  Bomac, New Zealand



• Demodek
  Drag Pharma, Chile



• Dermofurin
  Ethical, Dominican Republic



• Fura Septin (veterinary use)
  Cross Vetpharm, United States



• Fura Zone (veterinary use)
  Squire, United States



• Fura (veterinary use)
  Farnam, United States



• Furacin
  Boehringer Ingelheim, Chile; Boehringer Ingelheim, Colombia; Eczacibasi, Turkey; Farma, Venezuela; GlaxoSmithKline, India; Medifarma, Peru; Norgine, Luxembourg; Riemser, Germany; Schering, Brazil; Schering-Plough, Argentina; Seid, Spain; Siegfried, Mexico



• Furacine
  Limacom, Belgium; Limacom, Luxembourg



• Furaderm
  Toprak, Turkey



• Furasep
  Beximco, Bangladesh



• Furatsiliinpiiritus
  Galenos, Estonia



• Furex
  Aspen Pharmacare, South Africa



• Furfuril
  Roemmers, Venezuela



• Furotricina (Nitrofural and Tyrothricin)
  Finderm, Italy



• Fuxal
  Cafar, Venezuela



• Hantina
  Apsen, Brazil



• Kufro
  Andromaco, Mexico



• NFZ (veterinary use)
  Hess & Clark, United States



• Nitrofurazon
  Unia, Poland



• Nitrofurazona Denver
  Denver, Argentina



• Nitrofurazona Lafedar
  Lafedar, Argentina



• Nitrofurazona Sertex
  Sertex, Argentina



• Nitrofurazone (Nitrofural and Butacaine (veterinary use))
  Med Pharmex, United States



• Nitrofurazone (veterinary use)
  Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, United States; Bomac, New Zealand; Cross Vetpharm, United States; Med Pharmex, United States; Ranvet, Australia; Sparhawk, United States



• Nitromed
  Omedir, Argentina



• Polycin
  Nakornpatana, Thailand



• Rayonfur
  Materfarma, Portugal



• Solutio Furacilini
  Rigas farmaceitiska fabrika, Latvia



• Topifuran
  Medical Union Pharmaceuticals, Ethiopia



• Trofuran
  Roker, Peru

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

BAN	British Approved Name
DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
DCIT	Denominazione Comune Italiana
IS	Inofficial Synonym
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Prop.INN	Proposed International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)

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