Nitroimidazole
This page covers all Nitroimidazole drugs tracked by Drug Landscape: marketed products and active clinical-stage compounds, targeting Anaerobic bacteria and certain protozoa, dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR).
Targets
Anaerobic bacteria and certain protozoa · dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR)
Marketed (1)
- Metronidazole 1 g Intravenous · Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron Research Institute · Infectious Disease
Phase 3 pipeline (2)
- Pretomanid (Pa) · Wuhan Pulmonary Hospital · Infectious Diseases
Pretomanid is a prodrug that is converted into its active form, which inhibits the enzyme dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. - Standard treatment with benznidazole · Laboratorio Elea Phoenix S.A. · Infectious Diseases
Benznidazole is an antiparasitic drug that works by inhibiting the growth of the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi.