• Colitis
  • Diarrhoea

Dose:

  • Adults: PO 200mg QID *3/7
  • 2-6 years: PO 5mL TDS *3/7
  • Capsule:
    • 200mg
  • Suspension:
    • 200mg/5mL
  • Taken without regard to meals

Nitrofuran antibiotic

It inhibits the constitutive phosphorylation of STAT3 in MM cells by reducing JAK kinase autophosphorylation, and leads to down-regulation of the STAT3 target gene MCL-1.

  • Quincke’s edema
  • Urticaria
  • Anaphylactic shock
  • Hypersensitivity to drug/components
  • Fever
  • Bloody stools
  • Vomiting
  • Metronidazole
  • Sulfonamides
  • Cephalosporins
  • Chloramphenicol
  • Nitrofurantoin
  • Griseofulvin

                                   Drug Status

Availability Prescription only
Pregnancy Not recommended
Breastfeeding Use with caution
Schedule Not controlled
BRAND NAME STRENGTH FORMULATION PACK SIZE MANUFACTURER DISTRIBUTOR
Ercefuryl 200mg Capsule 28’s Sanofi-Aventis Surgipharm Ltd
Ercefuryl 200mg/5mL Suspension 90mL Sanofi-Aventis Surgipharm Ltd