Ethambutol

Chemical formula: C₁₀H₂₄N₂O₂  Molecular mass: 204.31 g/mol  PubChem compound: 14052

Therapeutic indications

Ethambutol is indicated for:

Tuberculosis, prophylaxis of tuberculosis

Population group: only adults (18 years old or older)

at least one of
Tuberculosis and additionally not Reinfection tuberculosis

Preventive procedure and additionally Tuberculosis

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments (click for details):

Tuberculosis, reinfection tuberculosis

Population group: only children (1 year - 12 years old) , adolescents (12 years - 18 years old)

Tuberculosis

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments (click for details):

Reinfection tuberculosis

Population group: only adults (18 years old or older)

Reinfection tuberculosis

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments (click for details):

Prophylaxis of tuberculosis

Population group: only children (1 year - 12 years old) , adolescents (12 years - 18 years old)

Preventive procedure and additionally Tuberculosis

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments (click for details):

Contraindications

Ethambutol is contraindicated in the following cases:

Hypersensitivity to ethambutol

Ethambutolol allergy

Optic neuritis and poor vision or retrobulbar neuritis

at least one of
Optic neuritis and additionally Abnormal vision

RBN - Retrobulbar neuritis

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