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Yellow Solid

Furagin (a nitrofurantoin analog) has the same efficacy in treating acute cystitis as Ciprofloxacin, however the duration of therapy is longer. Antibacterial.

ChEBI: An imidazolidine-2,4-dione that is hydantoin substituted at position 1 by a [3-(5-nitro-2-furyl)prop-2-en-1-ylidene]amino group (the configuration of the C2C and C2 bonds in the grouping that links the two heterocycles is not specified). A nitrofuran antibiotic with properties similar to nitrofurantoin, furagin is used in the treatment of urinary tract infections.