Nitazoxanide

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In medicine, nitazoxanide is an antiprotozoal agent "5-nitrothiazolyl derivative used for a broad range of intestinal parasitic infections including cryptosporidium and giardia; it is a redox-active nitrothiazolyl-salicylamide prodrug; structure given in first source."[1]

It may also be effective for the treatment of pseudomembranous enterocolitis.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Anonymous (2024), Nitazoxanide (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  2. ↑ Musher DM, Logan N, Bressler AM, Johnson DP, Rossignol JF (January 2009). "Nitazoxanide versus Vancomycin in Clostridium difficile Infection: A Randomized, Double-Blind Study". Clin. Infect. Dis.. DOI:10.1086/596552. PMID 19133801. Research Blogging.
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