NFS
NFS Brand names, NFS Analogs
- Actin-N
- Aldomycin
- Alfucin
- Amifur
- Babrocid
- Becafurazone
- Biofuracina
- Biofurea
- Chemofuran
- Chixin
- Cocafurin
- Coxistat
- Dermofural
- Dymazone
- Dynazone
- Eldezol
- Eldezol F-6
- Fedacin
- Flavazone
- Fracine
- Furacilin
- Furacillin
- Furacin
- Furacin Soluble Dressing
- Furacin Topical Cream
- Furacin Topical Solution
- Furacin-E
- Furacin-HC
- Furacine
- Furacinetten
- Furacoccid
- Furacort
- Furacycline
- Furaderm
- Furagent
- Furalcyn
- Furaldon
- Furalone
- Furametral
- Furan-Ofteno
- Furaplast
- Furaseptyl
- Furaskin
- Furatsilin
- Furaziline
- Furazin
- Furazina
- Furazol W
- Furazone
- Furazyme
- Furesol
- Furfurin
- Furosem
- Fuvacillin
- Hemofuran
- Ibiofural
- Mammex
- Mastofuran
- Monafuracin
- Monafuracis
- Monofuracin
- NF
- NF-7
- NFS
- NFZ
- Nefco
- Nfz Mix
- Nifucin
- Nifurid
- Nifuzon
- Nitrofural
- Nitrofuraldehyde Semicarbazone
- Nitrofuran
- Nitrofurane
- Nitrofurazan
- Nitrofurol
- Nitrozone
- Otofural
- Otofuran
- Sanfuran
- Spray-Dermis
- Spray-Foral
- Vabrocid
- Vadrocid
- Veterinary Nitrofurazone
- Yatrocin
NFS Brand Names Mixture
- No information avaliable
NFS Chemical_Formula
C6H6N4O4
NFS RX_link
No information avaliable
NFS fda sheet
NFS msds (material safety sheet)
NFS Synthesis Reference
No information avaliable
NFS Molecular Weight
198.136 g/mol
NFS Melting Point
238 oC
NFS H2O Solubility
210 mg/L (Approximately 50%)
NFS State
Solid
NFS LogP
0.517
NFS Dosage Forms
Ointment
NFS Indication
For the treatement of bacterial skin infections including pyodermas, infected dermatoses and infections of cuts, wounds, burns and ulcers due to susceptible organisms.
NFS Pharmacology
Nitrofurazone is a topical antibacterial agent indicated as an adjunctive therapy for second and third degree burns when resistance to other agents is a real or potential problem. Nitrofurazone is also indicated in skin grafting when bacterial contamination may cause graft rejection or donor site infection, especially in hospitals with a history of resistant bacteria.
NFS Absorption
Well absorbed.
NFS side effects and Toxicity
Rat LD50 = 590 mg/kg; Allergic contact dermatitis is the most frequently reported adverse effect, occurring in approximately 1 % of patients treated.
NFS Patient Information
No information avaliable
NFS Organisms Affected
Gram negative and gram positive bacteria
