MYAMBUTOL

This brand name is authorized in United States. It is also authorized in Austria, France, Malta, Netherlands, Spain.

Active ingredients

The drug MYAMBUTOL contains one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API):

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UNII QE4VW5FO07 - ETHAMBUTOL HYDROCHLORIDE
 

Ethambutol is bacteriostatic. It is effective against Mycobacterium tuberculosi and M.bovis with an MIC of 0.5–8µg per ml. The exact mechanism of action is unknown. While it has activity against some atypical mycobacteria including M.Kansasii, activity against other micro-organisms has not yet been reported.

 
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Medication package inserts

Below package inserts are available for further reading:

Document Type Information Source  
 MYAMBUTOL Film-coated tablet MPI, US: SPL/Old FDA, National Drug Code (US)

Medicine classification

This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:

ATC Group Classification
J04AK02 Ethambutol J Antiinfectives for systemic use → J04 Antimycobacterials → J04A Drugs for treatment of tuberculosis → J04AK Other drugs for treatment of tuberculosis
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Authorization and marketing

This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:

Country Identification scheme Identifier(s)
ES Centro de información online de medicamentos de la AEMPS 44430
FR Base de données publique des médicaments 60074934, 69861990
MT Medicines Authority AA565/22804
NL Z-Index G-Standaard, PRK 6343
US FDA, National Drug Code 68850-010, 68850-012, 70518-2691

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