Ethambutol

🧮 Dose calculator

Tuberculosis · Regimen source: FDA Ethambutol · Dosage and Administration

• • Never used alone. FDA Ethambutol · Dosage and Administration

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👥 Special populations

• 🤰 PregnancyUse with caution

  Label states no clear risk or has limited data; use only if needed, under medical advice. FDA Ethambutol · Pregnancy

  “Teratogenic Effects: Pregnancy Category C.”

• 🤱 BreastfeedingUse with caution

  Label: use with caution while breastfeeding; see the label text. FDA Ethambutol · Nursing Mothers

  “ETHAMBUTOL HCl is excreted into breast milk.”

• 👶 ChildrenSafety not established

  Label: safety and effectiveness in children have not been established. FDA Ethambutol · Pediatric Use

  “ETHAMBUTOL HCl (ethambutol hydrochloride) is not recommended for use in pediatric patients under thirteen years of age since safe conditions for use have not been established.”

• 👴 Older adultsUse with caution

  Label: use with caution in older adults, usually starting at the low end of the dose range. FDA Ethambutol · Geriatric Use

  “There are limited data on the use of ETHAMBUTOL HCl in the elderly.”

• ⚥ Females & males of reproductive potentialNo data

  The source for this drug has no section for this group.