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Nifuroxazide
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Nifuroxazide (INN) is an oral nitrofuran antibiotic used to treat colitis and diarrhea. It is sold under the brand names Ambatrol, Antinal, Bacifurane, Nifrozid, Ercefuryl, and Endiex (CZ, SK, PL). It is sold in capsule form and also as a suspension.
Maurice Claude Ernest Carron patented the drug in the United States in 1966 [1]. Subsequent patents issued to Germano Cagliero of Marxer S.p.A describe the use of nifuroxazide as an antibiotic used to treat livestock.[2]
Notes
Notes
- ↑ USPTO No. 3290213 |http://www.google.com/patents?id=f2dwAAAAEBAJ
- ↑ USPTO No 4093746 |http://www.google.com/patents?vid=USPAT4093746
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