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Ethambutol
Essential medicine status
General description
Ethambutol is a medication primarily used to treat tuberculosis. It is often given in combination with other tuberculosis medications, such as isoniazid, rifampicin and pyrazinamide.
INN
Ethambutol
ATC codes
Medicine type
Chemical agent
EML status history
First added in 1977 (TRS 615) for Tuberculosis
Application rejected in 2021 (TRS 1035) for Other specified tuberculosis
Wikipedia
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Recommendations
Section
Antituberculosis medicines
  • Oral > Solid: 100 mg (hydrochloride); 400 mg (hydrochloride); 100 mg tablet (dispersible)
  • Parenteral > General injections > IV: 1000 mg per 10 mL; 2000 mg per 20 mL