- Florfenicol
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IUPAC_name = 2,2-dichloro-"N"-((1R,2S)-3-fluoro-1- hydroxy-1-(4-(methylsulfonyl) phenyl) propan-2-yl) ethanamide
CAS_number= 73231-34-2
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PubChem = 114811
C=12 | H=14 | Cl=2 | F=1 | N=1 | O=4 | S=1
molecular_weight = 358.21 g/mol
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legal_status = veterinary prescription only
routes_of_administration = intramuscular, subcutaneousFlorfenicol (marketed by Schering-Plough Animal Health under the trade name Nuflor) is a fluorinated synthetic analog of
thiamphenicol . [cite journal | author = Syriopoulou VP, Harding AL, Goldmann DA, Smith AL | title = In vitro antibacterial activity of fluorinated analogs of chloramphenicol and thiamphenicol. | journal = Antimicrob Agents Chemother. | volume = 19 | issue = 2 | pages = 294–7 | year = 1981 | month=Feb | pmid = 6957162]In the United States, florfenicol is currently indicated for the treatment of bovine respiratory disease (BRD) associated with Mannheimia (Pasteurella) haemolytica, Pasteurella multocida, and Haemophilus somnus. For treatment of bovine interdigital phlegmon (foot rot, acute interdigital necrobacillosis, infectious pododermatitis) associated with Fusobacterium necrophorum and Bacteroides melaninogenicus.
External links
* [http://www.nuflor.com Nuflor website]
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