Ethambutol Orion
Ethambutol Orion is an antibiotic that stops tuberculosis bacteria from growing and is used to treat tuberculosis, often with other medicines.
Form
tabletti
Strength
500 mg
Active Ingredient
Ethambutol dihydrochloride
Manufacturer
Orion Corporation
How to Use
Dosage
The usual dose for adults and young people 16 years and older is 15-25 mg per kg of body weight per day.
Method
Take your daily dose once in the morning, with or without food; the tablets can be divided into two equal parts.
Important
The maximum daily dose for adults is 2000 mg (2 grams).
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •Vision problems (optic neuritis), including worse color vision or blurry vision, which usually get better when you stop the medicine.
- •Tuberculosis symptoms returning or getting worse (paradoxical reactions), such as cough, fever, tiredness, shortness of breath, headache, not wanting to eat, weight loss, or weakness.
RARE
- •Kidney damage.
- •Severe allergic reactions that can cause a dangerous drop in blood pressure (anaphylactic shock).
- •Bleeding in the retina of the eye.
- •Liver damage, which can sometimes be life-threatening.
- •A specific type of kidney inflammation.
- •Lung inflammation caused by allergies or pneumonia.
- •Severe skin reactions like red patches, blisters, or peeling skin on the body, mouth, throat, nose, genitals, and eyes (Stevens-Johnson syndrome, TEN, DRESS).
- •Fewer white blood cells (leukopenia).
- •Other allergic reactions.
- •Increased uric acid in the blood.
- •Changes in sensation, such as tingling, numbness, burning pain, or weakness in hands and feet; also dizziness, headache, confusion, hallucinations, or feeling generally weak or disoriented.
- •Red or itchy skin rashes (lichen ruber, inflammatory redness).
- •Fewer platelets in the blood (thrombocytopenia).
- •Joint pain or gout attacks.
- •Fever.
- •Loss of appetite, heartburn, vomiting, or diarrhea.
- •Yellow skin or eyes (jaundice) or abnormal liver test results.
- •Fewer or more specific types of white blood cells (neutropenia, eosinophilia).
- •Gas, bloated stomach, nausea, or a metallic taste in the mouth.
Important Warnings
- Do not take this medicine if you are allergic to ethambutol hydrochloride or any other ingredients.
- Do not take this medicine alone; it must always be used with other tuberculosis medicines.
- If you have or have had severe skin rashes, peeling skin, blisters, or mouth sores after taking ethambutol, do not take this medicine.
- Stop taking this medicine and see a doctor right away if your vision gets worse, you have problems with color vision (especially red-green), or notice blind spots.
- This medicine can make it difficult to drive or use machines, so avoid these activities during treatment.
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- If you are taking antacids containing aluminum, take them at least four hours apart from Ethambutol Orion.
- Tell your doctor if your tuberculosis symptoms return or get worse, such as cough, fever, tiredness, or trouble breathing.
- Seek medical help if you feel generally unwell, have nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, or yellowing of the skin or eyes (signs of liver problems).