User:Mr. Ibrahem/Nitazoxanide

Nitazoxanide, sold under the brand name Alinia among others, is a medication that is used to treat various protozoa and parasitic worms. This includes cryptosporidiosis, giardiasis, amebiasis, isosporiasis, and certain tapeworms, flukes, and roundworms. It is taken by mouth.

Common side effects include abdominal pain, nausea, headache, and abnormally colored urine. Safety in pregnancy is unclear. It is a thiazolide and is believed to work by blocking pyruvate ferredoxin oxidoreductase.

Nitazoxanide was approved for medical use in the United States in 2002. It was approved as a generic medication in 2020. In the United States 6 tablets of 500 mg costs about 240 USD as of 2021. Research is ongoing as of 2021 with respect to its use for influenza.