Ethambutol

Drug Class:	Commonly Known As:	Category:
Antitubercular		Adult, Children

Ethambutol - Dosage and How to Use

Ethambutol comes in the form of tablets. It may be swallowed whole or made into a mixture with water before taking. Ethambutol may be taken with or without food.
Follow the instructions on the label carefully and ask the pharmacist or doctor if unsure. Do not take aluminium-containing antacids within 2 hours of taking ethambutol.
Do not stop taking this medicine unless instructed by the doctor. Stopping this medicine can worsen the infection or result in resistance.

Take the dose as soon as it is remembered and then continue to take it as one normally would. However, if it is almost time for the next dose, skip the dose that is missed and administer the next dose at the usual time.
Do not double or increase the dose.