Recent news on Ethambutol

New hope for TB with nano drug delivery  -  May 2, 2007
BiopharmaReporter.com,The team has successfully managed to encapsulate TB drugs isoniazid, rifampicin and pyrazinamide, with optimisation of ethambutol encapsulation currently

Patient Adherence An Essential Factor For Successful Tuberculosis ...  -  Apr 1, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),...isoniazid, pyrazinamid and ethambutol followed by stabilizing phase of 6 months involving combined treatment with isoniazid and ethambutol.

WHO gives TB fight a boost  -  Mar 28, 2007
Joy Online,There is also a fixed-dose combination - ethambutol + isoniazid - which is the first product combining these two basic medicines to be pre-qualified.

Patient adherence an essential factor for successful tuberculosis ...  -  Mar 27, 2007
News-Medical.net,The standard treatment recommended here lasts 8 months: a 2-month phase to attack the disease by combining rifampicin, isoniazid, pyrazinamid and ethambutol

UN Health Agency Adds 4 TB Drugs To List  -  Mar 25, 2007
Scoop.co.nz,There is also a fixed-dose combination, ethambutol + isoniazid, which is the first product combining these two basic medicines to be pre-qualified.

WHO prequalifies four more new TB drugs  -  Mar 23, 2007
Africa Science News Service,There is also a fixed-dose combination – ethambutol + isoniazid – which is the first product combining these two basic medicines to be prequalified.

Decentralisation of care could improve adherence to TB treatment ...  -  Mar 22, 2007
Aidsmap,All new TB cases are treated daily with a two-month short-course of chemotherapy comprising of rifampicin, isoniazid, and pyrazinamide (RHZ) plus ethambutol

Tuberculosis is no more a disease only for the poor  -  Feb 13, 2007
The Brunei Times,Those diagnosed with the disease usually are given a combination of three to four drugs like isoniazid (INH), rifampicin, ethambutol, pyrazinamide or

Drug resistance major hurdle in treating TB  -  Dec 24, 2006
Times of India,In case of normal TB, four drugs are advised Isoniazid, Rifampicin, Ethambutol and Streptomycin. "To treat MDR tuberculosis, two to three more drugs are

TB-related immune reaction to HIV therapy occurs 20 months after ...  -  Dec 20, 2006
Aidsmap,Standard first-line tuberculosis therapy, consisting of rifampicin, isoniazid, ethambutol, and pyrazinamide was commenced. For the next six months, however,

Drug resistance major hurdle in treating TB  -  Dec 24, 2006
Times of India,In case of normal TB, four drugs are advised Isoniazid, Rifampicin, Ethambutol and Streptomycin. "To treat MDR tuberculosis, two to three more drugs are

TB-related immune reaction to HIV therapy occurs 20 months after ...  -  Dec 20, 2006
Aidsmap,Standard first-line tuberculosis therapy, consisting of rifampicin, isoniazid, ethambutol, and pyrazinamide was commenced. For the next six months, however,

Pulmonary Tuberculosis  -  Dec 7, 2006
News Today Online,The commonest are: Isoniazid, Rifampin, Streptomycin, Pyrazinamide, Ethambutol, and Capreomycin. These medications have potential side effects that can be

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