Chemotherapeutic agent (oral) for the treatment of tuberculosis. Employed often in conjunction with streptomycin or iso-nicotinic acid hydrazide (INAH). Bacteriostatic in action, heat stable.
A drug, chemically related to aspirin, used in conjunction with isoniazid or streptomycin to treat various types of tuberculosis. It is administered by mouth and commonly causes nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and rashes.
One of the early antituberculous antibiotics. It tended to cause dyspepsia and has been replaced by newer antituberculous drugs with fewer side-effects. The first-line drugs for tuberculosis are now rifampicin, isoniazid, and ethambutol.