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Ethambutol Hydrochloride

2 known interactions
2 brand names

Indications

  • Tuberculosis, in combination with other drugs (standard unsupervised 6-month treatment)
  • Tuberculosis, in combination with other drugs (intermittent supervised 6-month treatment) (under expert supervision)

Drug Interactions

Moderate interactions

2 drug interactions identified for Ethambutol Hydrochloride. Check the full interaction details, severity ratings, and clinical recommendations in the MedNext app.

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Safety Information

🤰Pregnancy guidance available
🤱Breastfeeding guidance available
🫘Renal impairment guidance
⚠️Requires renal dose adjustment

Cautions

hydrochloride Elderly (in adults); young children (in children) Cautions, further information Understanding warnings Patients who cannot understand warnings about visual side-effects should, if possib...

Side Effects

hydrochloride Common or very common Hyperuricaemia; nerve disorders; visual impairment Rare or very rare Nephritis tubulointerstitial Frequency not known Alveolitis allergic; appetite decreased; asthe...

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Brand Names

Combutol(IN)Myambutol(IN, PK, SA, AE, EG, ZA, NG)
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Source: MedNext Audited Proprietary Dataset

Last reviewed: 2026

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