Antibiotic
furazolidone
[ fyoor-uh-zol-i-dohn ]
Effect:
DNA Replication Alteration
May Treat:
Cholera; Diarrhea; Dysentery, Bacillary; Enteritis; Escherichia coli Infections; Giardiasis; Proteus Infections; Salmonella Infections, Animal; Staphylococcal Infections
More Information:
ChemID; DailyMed; DrugInfo; PDR
Definitions related to furazolidone:
  • A nitrofuran antimicrobial agent used in the treatment of diarrhea or enteritis caused by bacteria or protozoan infections. Furazolidone is also active in treating typhoid fever, cholera and salmonella infections.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A nitrofuran derivative with antiprotozoal and antibacterial activity. Furazolidone acts by gradual inhibition of monoamine oxidase. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p514)
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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