Definition of "ethambutol" [ethambutol]

• An antibacterial drug, C10H24N2O2, used in combination with other drugs in the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis. (noun)

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• "WHO is presently in discussions with pharmaceutical companies about improving the fixed dose formulations of childhood TB drugs, including, notably, ethambutol, which is currently not available in a child-friendly form."
• "“A combination of isoniazid, rifampin, pyrazinamide, streptomycin and ethambutol,” Packard told him."
• "In the trials, Moxifloxacin will be substituted for either ethambutol or isoniazid, two drugs used in the current treatment that was developed more than 40 years ago."