Ethambutol

Ethambutol is a medicine that has the active substance as Ethambutol Hydrochloride.

Its active substance acts against the microorganism causing tuberculosis, stopping its multiplication and reducing the symptoms of the disease in a few weeks.

Ethambutol is used orally and to ensure greater efficacy it should be taken in combination with other antituberculosis medicines.

Indications for Etambutol

Pulmonary Tuberculosis.

Side Effects of Etambutol

Nausea; increased uric acid in the blood; decreased platelets in the blood; reduction in visual capacity; itching; joint pain; pain in the abdomen; malaise; Headache; vertigo; mental confusion; tingling sensation; drop; allergy to the skin.

Contraindications of Etambutol

Pregnancy Risk C; women in the lactation phase; Hipersensibility to any of the formula's components; children under 13 years of age.

Mode of Use of Etambutol

Oral Use (Used in combination)

Adults

Initial treatment for individuals who have not received another anti-tuberculosis drug should be given with 15 mg per kg body weight as a single dose every 24 hours. For individuals who have already received another anti-tuberculosis drug it is recommended that 25 mg per kg of body weight of Etambutol be given as a single dose every 24 hours.