ChEBI: Ronidazole is a carbamate ester that is 5-nitroimidazole in which the hydrogens at positions 1 and 2 are replaced by methyl and (carbamoyloxy)methyl groups, respectively. An antiprotozoal agent, it is used in veterinary medicine for the treatment of histomoniasis and swine dysentery. It has a role as an antiprotozoal drug and an antiparasitic agent. It is a member of imidazoles, a carbamate ester and a C-nitro compound.
Veterinary Drugs and Treatments
Ronidazole is a nitroimidazole antibiotic/antiparasitic drug that
appears to be useful in treating Tritrichomonas foetus infections in
cats. The drug is not commercially available in the USA and must
be compounded from bulk powder by a compounding pharmacy.
The drug is also used for treating Trichomonas infections in nonfood
animal birds.
