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Descriptor English:   Nitrofurantoin 
Descriptor Spanish:   Nitrofurantoína 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Nitrofurantoína 
Synonyms English:   Furadantin
Furadantine
Furadoine
Furadonine
Furantoin
Macrodantin
Nitrofurantoin Sodium Salt
Nitrofurantoin, Monohydrate  
Tree Number:   D02.640.600.566
D03.383.312.649.566
Definition English:   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. 
Pharmacological Action:   Anti-Infective Agents, Urinary
Anti-Bacterial Agents
 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
AD administration & dosage AE adverse effects
AG agonists AA analogs & derivatives
AN analysis AI antagonists & inhibitors
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid
CS chemical synthesis CH chemistry
CL classification EC economics
HI history IM immunology
IP isolation & purification ME metabolism
PK pharmacokinetics PD pharmacology
PO poisoning RE radiation effects
ST standards SD supply & distribution
TU therapeutic use TO toxicity
UR urine  
Record Number:   9767 
Unique Identifier:   D009582 

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