Low: rat and dog NOAEL HEDs 0.2-1.7x the 10-20 mg/kg/day clinical dose (body surface area)
“The human equivalent dose (HED) values for the rat and dog NOAEL values based on body surface area comparison provide only low safety margins of 0.4 for rats and 1.7 for dogs with respect to a 10 mg/kg/day clinical dose and 0.2 for rats and 0.8 for dogs with respect to a 20 mg/kg/day clinical dose.”
✓ VerifiedFDA multi-discipline review, p. 44Source ↗
NOAEL / key findings
NOAEL 25 mg/kg/day (13-week rat) and 30 mg/kg/day (1-year dog)
“The NOAEL values for nifurtimox in rats and dogs in the 13-week and 1-year toxicology studies were considered to be 25 and 30 mg/kg/day, respectively.”
✓ VerifiedFDA multi-discipline review, p. 44Source ↗