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Nitrofural

An antibacterial of the nitrofuran group, whose activity was described in 1944 by Matthew Dodd and William Stillman. It was used in ointments and solutions for skin infections, burns and ulcers, and it is also used in veterinary medicine. This family brings together the active ingredient and pharmacopoeial impurities.

Did you know?It is a pale yellow crystalline powder. The name of its chemical family, the furans, comes from the Latin 'furfur', bran: furfural, the molecule that gave the family its name, is obtained from bran.

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NitrofuralActive ingredientNitrofuralCat. No. P-N080-001CAS 59-87-0

EDQM standards 2

The official European Pharmacopoeia standards for this family.

Reference substanceNitrofural CRSEDQM code N0950000Family Nitrofural

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