In the US, Nitrofurantoin (nitrofurantoin systemic) is a member of the drug class urinary anti-infectives and is used to treat Bladder Infection, Prevention of Bladder infection and Urinary Tract Infection.

US matches:

• Nitrofurantoin
• Nitrofurantoin Capsules
• Nitrofurantoin Oral Suspension
• Nitrofurantoin Macrocrystals

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

J01XE01

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000067-20-9

Chemical Formula

C8-H6-N4-O5

Molecular Weight

238

Therapeutic Categories

Antibacterial: Nitrofuran-derivative

Urinary tract antiseptic

Chemical Name

2,4-Imidazolidinedione, 1-[[(5-nitro-2-furanyl)metylene]amino]- (USP)

Foreign Names

• Nitrofurantoinum (Latin)
• Nitrofurantoin (German)
• Nitrofurantoïne (French)
• Nitrofurantoina (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Nitrofurantoin (OS: JAN, BAN)
• Nitrofurantoïne (OS: DCF)
• F 30 (IS)
• NF 153 (IS)
• Nitrofurantoin (PH: BP 2018, Ph. Eur. 9, Ph. Int. 7, USP 41)
• Nitrofurantoïne (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)
• Nitrofurantoinum (PH: Ph. Eur. 9, Ph. Int. 7)
• Furadoninum monohydrate (IS)
• UNII-E1QI2CQQ1I (IS)
• Nitrofurantoin monohydrate (PH: Ph. Int. 7)

Brand Names

• Aicol [+ Sulfamethoxypyridazine]
  Daw Jih, Taiwan
• Apo Nitrofurantoine
  Apotex, Lebanon
• Apo-Nitrofurantoin
  Apotex, Hong Kong; Apotex, Singapore
• Bifural [+ Sulfafurazole]
  ICU VITA, Uruguay
• Biofurin
  Bioresearch, Mexico
• Brandtoina
  Brandt, Uruguay
• Cleanbac
  Prati, Donaduzzi, Brazil
• Cochilin [+ Sulfamethoxypyridazine]
  Hwang's, Taiwan
• Furabid
  Mercury Pharma, Netherlands
• Furadantin
  Casper Pharma, United States; Concordia, United Kingdom; GlaxoSmithKline, India; Meda, Norway; Meda, Sweden; Meda AB, Iceland; Merck Santé, Tunisia
• Furadantin retard
  Mercury Pharma, Germany; Mercury Pharmaceuticals, Austria; Sanolabor, Slovenia
• Furadantin retard 100mg
  Vifor, Switzerland
• Furadantin RP
  Mercury Pharma, Germany
• Furadantin/Nitrofurantoin
  Mercury, Malta
• Furadantina
  Bago, Argentina; Boehringer Ingelheim, Mexico
• Furadantina MC
  Amdipharm, Portugal
• Furadantine
  Merck Santé, Tunisia; Merck Serono, France; Mercury Pharma, Netherlands
• Furadantine 100mg
  Amdipharm Mercury Compagny, Luxembourg
• Furadantine 50mg
  Amdipharm Mercury Compagny, Luxembourg
• Furadantine MC
  Sanolabor, Slovenia
• Furadin
  Ferozsons, Pakistan
• Furadonin
  Borisovskiy Zavod Medicinskikh Preparatov, Jsc, Georgia; Irbitsky, Georgia
• Furadonins
  Olainfarm, Lithuania
• Furadoninum
  Olainfarm, Latvia
• Furanpur 100
  ICU VITA, Uruguay
• Furanpur 50
  ICU VITA, Uruguay
• Furantoina
  ERN, Spain
• Furatin
  Geofman, Pakistan
• Furedan
  Scharper, Italy
• Furitex
  Arlex, Mexico
• Furolin
  Iasis Pharma, Greece; IASIS Pharmaceuticals Hellas, Cyprus
• Furosal [+ Tetracycline, + Aminexil]
  Opal, Pakistan
• Infurin
  Hersil, Peru
• Macrobid
  Concordia, United Kingdom
• MacroBID
  LENIS, Slovenia; Sanolabor, Slovenia
• Macrodantin
  Alfred Gera, Malta; Aspen Pharmacare, South Africa; C A Papaellina, Cyprus; LENIS, Slovenia; Mercury, Malta
• Macrodantina
  Boehringer Ingelheim, Chile; Boehringer Ingelheim, Costa Rica; Boehringer Ingelheim, Dominican Republic; Boehringer Ingelheim, Guatemala; Boehringer Ingelheim, Honduras; Boehringer Ingelheim, Mexico; Boehringer Ingelheim, Nicaragua; Boehringer Ingelheim, Panama; Boehringer Ingelheim, El Salvador; Farma, Venezuela; Mantecorp FSA, Brazil; Medifarma, Peru
• Macrodantina XR 100
  Medifarma, Peru
• Macrofuran
  Kahira, Egypt
• Macrofurin
  Mavi, Mexico
• Macrosan
  Instituto Sanitas, Chile
• Matidan
  Mintlab Co., Chile
• Mepafuran
  Mepaco, Egypt
• Nephrogesic [+ Phenazopyridine]
  Johnson & Johnson, India
• Nifuran
  Bamford, New Zealand; Zada, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Zada, Macedonia
• Nifurantin
  Apogepha Arzneimittel, Germany
• Nifurantin B 6 [+ Pyridoxine]
  Apogepha Arzneimittel, Germany
• Nifuretten
  Apogepha Arzneimittel, Germany
• Nifutoin
  Chen Ho, Taiwan
• Ninru
  Honten, Taiwan
• Nintoin
  Incepta, Bangladesh
• Nintoin-SR
  Incepta, Bangladesh
• Ninur
  Belupo, Croatia (Hrvatska); Pharmasan, Slovenia
• Nitrofen
  Teuto Brasileiro, Brazil
• Nitrofurantoin
  Actavis, United States; Amneal Pharmaceuticals, United States; Central Procurement & Supplies Unit, Malta; Concordia, United Kingdom; Dr. Reddy's, United Kingdom; LENIS, Slovenia; Nostrum, United States; Novel, United States
• Nitrofurantoin AA Pharma
  AA Pharma, Canada
• Nitrofurantoin Agepha
  Agepha, Austria; Sanolabor, Slovenia
• Nitrofurantoin Alternova
  Orifarm Generics, Sweden
• Nitrofurantoin Arena 100 mg
  Arena Group SA, Hungary
• Nitrofurantoin Chinoin 0.1 g
  Sanofi-Aventis, Hungary
• Nitrofurantoin Dak
  Takeda Pharma, Denmark
• Nitrofurantoin Ming Ta
  Ming Ta, Taiwan
• Nitrofurantoin Nycomed
  Takeda GmbH, Estonia
• Nitrofurantoin Yu Sheng
  Yu Sheng, Taiwan
• Nitrofurantoina Andromaco
  Laboratorios Andromaco, Chile
• Nitrofurantoina Arena
  Arena, Romania
• Nitrofurantoina Kener
  Kener, Mexico
• Nitrofurantoina L.CH.
  Laboratorio Chile, Chile
• Nitrofurantoina Mintlab
  Mintlab Co., Chile
• Nitrofurantoina Pharma Arte
  Pharma Arte, Paraguay
• Nitrofurantoína Teuto
  Teuto Brasileiro, Brazil
• Nitrofurantoin-Acino retard 100mg
  Acino Pharma, Switzerland
• Nitrofurantoine Apotex
  Apotex Nederland, Netherlands
• Nitrofurantoine Aurobindo
  Aurobindo, Netherlands
• Nitrofurantoine Mylan
  Mylan, Netherlands
• Nitrofurantoine Teva
  Teva Nederland, Netherlands
• Nitrofurantoinemacrokristallijn Sandoz
  Sandoz, Netherlands
• Nitrofurantoin-ratiopharm
  ratiopharm, Germany
• Nitrofur-C [+ Ascorbic Acid]
  Takeda, Finland
• Piyeloseptyl
  Biofarma, Turkey
• Suronit
  Degort's, Mexico
• Tanding
  Northeast General Pharmaceutical Factory NEGPF, China
• Urantoin
  Basel, Ecuador
• Urfadyne Retard
  Zambon, Colombia
• Urifast
  Cipla, India
• Uroflantoina
  Sherfarma, Peru
• Urofuran
  Eurolab, Argentina
• Urofurin
  Iqfarma, Peru
• Urofurin XR
  Iqfarma, Peru
• Uropac [+ Sulfamethoxypyridazine, + Phenazopyridine]
  EMS, Brazil
• Urosima [+ Tetracycline, + Sulfamethoxypyridazine]
  Sima, Paraguay
• Urotoina
  Heco, Paraguay
• Urotoina Pediatrica [pediatric]
  Heco, Paraguay
• Uvamin
  Mepha, Costa Rica; Mepha, Kuwait; Mepha, Lebanon
• Uvamin Retard
  Acino, Oman; Mepha, Egypt; Mepha, Guatemala; Mepha, Honduras; Mepha, Nicaragua; Mepha, Panama; Mepha, El Salvador
• Uvamin retard
  Mepha Baltic Lithuania, Lithuania
• Uvamin retard 100mg
  Mepha Pharma, Switzerland
• Yumenin
  Tai Yu, Taiwan
• Furadantine MC
  Mercury Pharma, Belgium
• Macrodantin
  Alvogen, United States; Boehringer Ingelheim, Philippines; Pfizer, Australia
• Macrodantina
  Boehringer Ingelheim, Colombia
• Macrofuran
  ICU VITA, Uruguay
• Neofuradantin
  Formenti, Italy
• Nitrofurantoin
  Actavis, United States; IMPAX Laboratories, United States; Sun Pharma, United States
• Nitrofurantoin Retard Ratiopharm 100mg
  Ratiopharm, Luxembourg
• Nitrofurantoina MK
  MK, Colombia
• Nyvu Retard
  Paill, El Salvador
• Teva-Nitrofurantoin
  Teva Canada, Canada
• Macrobid
  Alvogen, United States
• Neo Furadantin
  Formenti, Italy
• Nitrofurantoin
  Amneal Pharmaceuticals, United States; Mylan, United States; Sandoz, United States; Watson Pharmaceutical, United States
• MacroBID
  Allergan, Canada
• Macrodantina Infantil [pediatric]
  Boehringer Ingelheim, Mexico
• Nitrofurantoin
  Glenmark, United Kingdom

Glossary

Further information on drug naming conventions: International Nonproprietary Names.