General description
Streptomycin is an aminoglycoside antibiotic used for the treatment of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis.
INN
Streptomycin
Medicine type
Chemical agent
EML status history
First added in 1977
(TRS
615)
for
Multi-drug resistant tuberculous Mycobacterium
Therapeutic equivalent for
Wikipedia
DrugBank
Recommendations
Section
Antituberculosis medicines
- Parenteral > General injections > IV: 1 g powder for injection (as sulfate) as vial
Indications