Synonyms: hydroxymethylnitrofurantoin | Urfadyn PL®
nifurtoinol is an approved drug
Compound class:
Synthetic organic
Comment: Nifurtoinol is a nitrofuran drug with antibacterial activity. Please note that the structure to which the CAS number is assigned does not specify stereochemistry.
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Summary of Clinical Use |
A prolonged action formulation of this drug (Urfadyn PL®), was approved for use in the treatment of urinary tract infections in Belgium and Luxembourg, but is now discontinued. Cases of hepatic injury associated with nifurtoinol have been reported in the Netherlands [1]. |