| ethambutol | <chemical> An antitubercular agent that inhibits the transfer of mycolic acids into the cell wall of the tubercle bacillus. It may also inhibit the synthesis of spermidine in mycobacteria. The action is usually bactericidal, and the drug can penetrate human cell membranes to exert its lethal effect. Pharmacological action: antitubercular agents. Chemical name: 1-Butanol, 2,2'-(1,2-ethanediyldiimino)bis-, (S-(R*,R*))- (12 Dec 1998) |
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| ethambutol hydrochloride | (+)-2,2'-(Ethylenedimino)-di(1-butanol) dihydrochloride;a tuberculostatic, effective against organisms resistant to other tuberculostatic drugs; a serious reaction is visual impairment which, however, appears to be reversible. (05 Mar 2000) |