Generic Name
EthambutolPacks Price
- Tab 400 mg: 100: 228.73: 269.10
Liskobutol
Therapeutic Group
Anti-mycobacterials (Anti-tuberculosis)Indication Dosage
Tuberculosis, In Combination With Other Drugs (standard Unsupervised 6-month Treatment):
- Adult: 15 Mg/kg Once Daily For 2 Months (initial Phase)
- Children: 20 Mg/kg Once Daily For 2 Months (initial Phase)
Tuberculosis, In Combination With Other Drugs (intermittent Supervised 6-month Treatment):
- Adult: 30 Mg/kg 3 Times A Week For 2 Months (initial Phase) Under Expert Supervision
- Children: 30 Mg/kg 3 Times A Week For 2 Months (initial Phase)under Expert Supervision
Mycobacterium Avium Complex With Advanced HIV Infection:
- Adults: 15 Mg/kg Ethambutol With 600 Mg Azithromycin Daily
Content
- Tab 200mg /400mg /500mg: Ethambutol 200mg /400mg /500mg.
Pregnancy
Caution Advised, Use Only If Potential Benefit Outweighs Risk
Stability
- Ethambutol
Contra Indications
- Optic Neuritis, Poor Vision, Hypersensitivity To Ethambutol.
Precautions
- Optic Neuritis, Poor Vision, Hypersensitivity To Ethambutol.
Lactation
- Caution Advised
Side Effects
- Anaphylactoid Reactions. Anorexia
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Abdominal Distress
- Fever
- Malaise
- Headache
- Dizziness
- Elevated Serum Uric Acid Level
- Colour Blindness
- Loss Of Visual Acuity
- Optic Neuritis
- Peripheral Neuritis
- Restriction Of Visual Fields
- Visualdisturbances.
- Rare: Pruritus
- Rash
- Thrombocytopenia
- Urticaria.
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Author
Shahid Arif