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The antibacterial spectrum of furazolidone is similar to that of furazolidone. As an anti-infection drug, it is effective in treating Salmonella, Shigella, Escherichia coli, Proteus, Streptococcus, and Staphylococcus aureus. Bacteria are not easy to develop drug resistance this drug. It also dosen’t have cross-resistance with sulfa class antibiotics. It is mainly used for clinically treatment of dysentery, enteritis, typhoid, paratyphoid and topical treatment of vaginal trichomoniasis. 
2. The product is a fungicide which has a broad antibacterial spectrum. As an anti-infective drug, it is effective for treating a variety of Gram-positive and negative bacteria including Escherichia coli, Bacillus anthracis, and Paratyphoid bacilli. It is not only effective in the treatment of dysentery, enteritis, but also being used for treating vaginal infections. In recent years, it has a good efficacy for the treatment of typhoid fever. As an additive for animal drugs and drink, it has unique antibacterial effect on Salmonella, Escherichia coli and Salmonella pullorum and also has certain inhibitory effect on the protozoa (coccidia bacteria, etc.) and have them be less prone to evolve drug resistance. A small amount of furazolidone has been used for other applications (such as water-soluble paint and paper pulp) as fungicides.
3. It is an anti-infective drug used for anti-infection of the intestine.
4. Furazolidone, as a fungicide, has a broad antibacterial spectrum. The most susceptible bacteria are Escherichia coli, Bacillus anthracis, paratyphoid rod, Shigella, and Klebsiella pneumoniae. Salmonella typhi is also sensitive to it. It is mainly used for treating susceptible strains-induced dysentery, enteritis, and cholera. It can also be used for treating typhoid, paratyphoid, giardiasis, and trichomoniasis. Combination with anti-acid drugs can be used for treating Helicobacter pylori-induced gastric inflammation. Properties: yellow powder or crystalline powder, odorless, first tasteless and then become slightly bitter; very slightly soluble in water and ethanol; slightly soluble in chloroform and insoluble in ether, soluble in dimethylformamide and nitromethane. Mp: 255 to 259 °C. Decompose while the dissolution.

Furazolidone is used in gastrointestinal infections and vaginitis. It is mainly used in developing countries to treat diarrheal diseases of varying etiology, but it is not the drug of choice if a specific pathogen has been identified. Use as a secondline agent in giardiasis and as part of multidrug regimens in Helicobacter infection has been advocated.

3-[(5-Nitrofurylidene)amino]-2-oxazolidinone (Furoxone)occurs as a yellow crystalline powder with a bitter aftertaste.It is insoluble in water or alcohol. Furazolidone hasbactericidal activity against a relatively broad range of intestinalpathogens, including S. aureus, E. coli, Salmonella,Shigella, Proteus spp., Enterobacter, and Vibrio cholerae.It is also active against the protozoan Giardia lamblia. It isrecommended for the oral treatment of bacterial or protozoaldiarrhea caused by susceptible organisms. The usualadult dosage is 100 mg 4 times daily.
Only a small fraction of an orally administered dose of furazolidoneis absorbed. Approximately 5% of the oral dose isdetectable in the urine in the form of several metabolites.Some gastrointestinal distress has been reported with its use.Alcohol should be avoided when furazolidone is being usedbecause the drug can inhibit aldehyde dehydrogenase.