| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:antiviral_drug gptkb:antineoplastic_agent
 gptkb:drug
 
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                                | gptkbp:approvedBy | gptkb:India gptkb:Mexico
 gptkb:United_States
 
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                                | gptkbp:ATCCode | gptkb:P01AX11 
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                                | gptkbp:bioavailability | gptkb:unknown 
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                                | gptkbp:brand | Alinia Daxon
 Kidonax
 Nitazox
 
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                                | gptkbp:CASNumber | 55981-09-4 
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                                | gptkbp:category | gptkb:nitro_compound antiviral
 antiparasitic
 antiprotozoal
 thiazole
 
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                                | gptkbp:chemicalFormula | C12H9N3O5S 
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                                | gptkbp:contraindication | severe renal impairment severe hepatic impairment
 hypersensitivity to nitazoxanide
 
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                                | gptkbp:developedBy | Romark Laboratories 
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                                | gptkbp:discoveredBy | Jean-François Rossignol 
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                                | gptkbp:eliminationHalfLife | 1.1 hours (tizoxanide) 
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                                | gptkbp:excretion | urine bile
 feces
 
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                                | gptkbp:firstDescribed | 1984 
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                                | gptkbp:IUPACName | 2-[(5-nitro-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)carbamoyl]phenyl acetate 
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                                | gptkbp:legalStatus | prescription only 
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                                | gptkbp:mechanismOfAction | inhibits pyruvate:ferredoxin oxidoreductase enzyme-dependent electron transfer 
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                                | gptkbp:metabolism | tizoxanide 
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                                | gptkbp:molecularWeight | 307.28 g/mol 
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                                | gptkbp:pregnancyCategory | B (US) 
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                                | gptkbp:proteinBinding | >99% 
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                                | gptkbp:routeOfAdministration | oral 
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                                | gptkbp:sideEffect | nausea diarrhea
 abdominal pain
 headache
 
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                                | gptkbp:usedFor | treatment of giardiasis treatment of amoebiasis
 treatment of cryptosporidiosis
 treatment of viral gastroenteritis
 
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                                | gptkbp:WHOModelListOfEssentialMedicines | yes 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Cryptosporidium gptkb:Giardia
 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 7 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | nitazoxanide 
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