Ethambutol hydrochlorideProduct ingredient for Ethambutol

Ethambutol is a bacteriostatic agent indicated alongside medications such as isoniazid, rifampin, and pyrazinamide in the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis.¹³ Ethambutol was first described in the literature in 1961.¹¹ It was developed out of a need for therapies active against isoniazid resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.¹¹

Ethambutol was granted FDA approval on 6 November 1967.¹²