Nitazoxanidedrug info
nitazoxanide 500 MG Oral Tablet
What it is used for
Diarrhea caused by Giardia lamblia or Cryptosporidium parvum: Nitazoxanide tablets (patients 12 years and older) are indicated for the treatment of diarrhea caused by Giardia lamblia or Cryptosporidium parvum. Limitations of Use Nitazoxanide tablets have not been shown to be effective for the treatment of diarrhea caused by Cryptosporidium parvum in HIV-infected or immunodeficient patients. Nitazoxanide tablets are antiprotozoal indicated for the treatment of diarrhea caused by Giardia lamblia or Cryptosporidium parvum.
Limitations of Use: Nitazoxanide tablets have not been shown to be effective for the treatment of diarrhea caused by C. parvum in HIV-infected or immunodeficient patients.
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective December 30, 2025. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
Description
Nitazoxanide tablets contain the active ingredient, nitazoxanide, a synthetic antiprotozoal for oral administration. Nitazoxanide is off-white to yellow powder. It is practically insoluble in ethanol, water and soluble in N, N-dimethylacetamide. Chemically, nitazoxanide is 2-((5-Nitrothiazol-2-yl) carbamoyl) phenyl acetate. The molecular formula is C 12 H 9 N 3 O 5 S and the molecular weight is 307.28.
The structural formula is: Nitazoxanide tablets contain 500 mg of nitazoxanide and the following inactive ingredients: corn starch, D&C yellow #10 aluminum lake, FD&C blue #2, FD&C yellow #6, hypromellose, lecithin (soya), magnesium stearate, polyvinyl alcohol, pregelatinized starch, sodium starch glycolate, talc, titanium dioxide and xanthan gum. nitazoxanidetabletsstructure
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective December 30, 2025. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
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