What is Nifuroxazide tablets used for?
Nifuroxazide (NFX) is a broad-spectrum antibacterial drug that has been used for the treatment of infectious diarrhoea since 1966. In 2008, the discovery of potent inhibition of the transcription factor signal transducer and activator of transcription STAT3 by NFX prompted studies as a potential anticancer agent.
Is Nifuroxazide an antibiotic?
Nifuroxazide is an antibiotic indicated in the treatment of susceptible gastrointestinal infections.
Does Ercefuryl stop diarrhea?
Another poorly absorbed antibiotic used in Europe is the nitrofuranderivative nifuroxazide (Ercefuryl; Sanofi-Aventis). This antibiotic is available over the counter in France. It has been used both as diarrheal treatment and prophylaxis.
Why does Nifuroxazide is used as intestinal antiseptic?
Nifurox is poorly absorbed from the gastro-intestinal tract, so it acts as a local intestinal antiseptic. It has a rapid onset of action thus protecting the body from dehydration, Nifurox activity is not affected by the stomach PH or by food.
Does nifuroxazide stop diarrhea?
Nifuroxazide is well known and often used anti-diarrhoeal medicine which has been pushed back from routine practice in recent years and often replaced with probiotics.
When should I take nifuroxazide?
Nifuroxazide should be taken orally, with or without meals. Adults and children over 6 years of age – 1 tablet 4 times daily (a daily dose – 800 mg). The treatment course is 5 – 7 days.
Does Nifuroxazide stop diarrhea?
When should I take Nifuroxazide?
What is the medicine for diarrhea?
Antidiarrheal medicines include: Loperamide (1 brand name: Imodium). Bismuth subsalicylate (2 brand names: Kaopectate, Pepto-Bismol).
How long does nifuroxazide take to work?
Results: Mean time to last unformed stool (TLUS) in a group which was treated with nifuroxazide was two days, while it took five days for the stool normalisation in the group using probiotic (p=0.0001).