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nifurtimox

n. (context medicine English) A nitrofuran drug that is an antitrypanosomal agent

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Nifurtimox

Nifurtimox is a 5-nitrofuran used to treat diseases caused by trypanosomes including Chagas disease and sleeping sickness. It is given by mouth and not by injection.

It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines, the most important medications needed in a basic health system.