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Ornidazole

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Ornidazole
Clinical data
Routes of
administration
Oral
ATC code
Pharmacokinetic data
MetabolismMetabolised via the liver, excreted in the Urine and Feces
Excretion85% of single oral dose is elimiated with 5 days - Urine (63%) and Feces (22%)
Identifiers
  • 1-chloro-3-(2-methyl-5-nitro-1H-imidazol-1-yl)propan-2-ol
CAS Number
PubChem CID
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
ECHA InfoCard100.037.099 Edit this at Wikidata
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC7H10ClN3O3
Molar mass219.625 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • Cc1ncc([N+]([O-])=O)n1CC(O)CCl

Ornidazole is a drug that cures some protozoan infections. It is used by the poultry industry.

It has been investigated for use in Crohn's disease after bowel resection.[1]

References

  1. ^ Rutgeerts P, Van Assche G, Vermeire S; et al. (2005). "Ornidazole for prophylaxis of postoperative Crohn's disease recurrence: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial". Gastroenterology. 128 (4): 856–61. PMID 15825069. {{cite journal}}: Explicit use of et al. in: |author= (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)