J04A Drugs for treatment of
tuberculosis Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease usually caused by ''Mycobacterium tuberculosis'' (MTB) bacteria. Tuberculosis generally affects the lungs, but it can also affect other parts of the body. Most infections show no symptoms, in w ...

J04AA Aminosalicylic acid and derivatives

:J04AA01 Aminosalicylic acid :J04AA02 Sodium aminosalicylate :J04AA03 Calcium aminosalicylate

J04AB Antibiotics

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Cycloserine Cycloserine, sold under the brand name Seromycin, is a GABA transaminase inhibitor and an antibiotic, used to treat tuberculosis. Specifically it is used, along with other antituberculosis medications, for active drug resistant tuberculosis. ...

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Rifampicin Rifampicin, also known as rifampin, is an ansamycin antibiotic used to treat several types of bacterial infections, including tuberculosis (TB), ''Mycobacterium avium'' complex, leprosy, and Legionnaires’ disease. It is almost always used ...

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Rifamycin The rifamycins are a group of antibiotics that are synthesized either naturally by the bacterium ''Amycolatopsis rifamycinica'' or artificially. They are a subclass of the larger family of ansamycins. Rifamycins are particularly effective again ...

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Rifabutin Rifabutin (Rfb) is an antibiotic used to treat tuberculosis and prevent and treat ''Mycobacterium avium'' complex. It is typically only used in those who cannot tolerate rifampin such as people with HIV/AIDS on antiretrovirals. For active tuberc ...

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Rifapentin Rifapentine, sold under the brand name Priftin, is an antibiotic used in the treatment of tuberculosis. In active tuberculosis it is used together with other antituberculosis medications. In latent tuberculosis it is typically used with isoniazi ...

:J04AB06 Enviomycin :J04AB30

Capreomycin Capreomycin is an antibiotic which is given in combination with other antibiotics for the treatment of tuberculosis. Specifically it is a second line treatment used for active drug resistant tuberculosis. It is given by injection into a vein or mu ...

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Hydrazide Hydrazides in organic chemistry are a class of organic compounds with the formula RNHNH2 where R is acyl (R'CO-), sulfonyl (R'SO2-), or phosphoryl (R'2P(O)-). Unlike hydrazine and alkylhydrazines, hydrazides are nonbasic owing to the inductive infl ...
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Isoniazid Isoniazid, also known as isonicotinic acid hydrazide (INH), is an antibiotic used for the treatment of tuberculosis. For active tuberculosis it is often used together with rifampicin, pyrazinamide, and either streptomycin or ethambutol. For ...

:J04AC51 Isoniazid, combinations

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Thiocarbamide Thiourea () is an organosulfur compound with the formula and the structure . It is structurally similar to urea (), except that the oxygen atom is replaced by a sulfur atom (as implied by the ''thio-'' prefix); however, the properties of urea a ...
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Protionamide Protionamide (or prothionamide) is a drug used in the treatment of tuberculosis. It has also been tested for use in the treatment of leprosy Leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease (HD), is a long-term infection by the bacteria '' Mycobacte ...

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Tiocarlide Thiocarlide (or tiocarlide or isoxyl) is a thiourea drug used in the treatment of tuberculosis, inhibiting synthesis of oleic acid and tuberculostearic acid. Thiocarlide has considerable antimycobacterial activity ''in vitro'' and is effectiv ...

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Ethionamide Ethionamide is an antibiotic used to treat tuberculosis. Specifically it is used, along with other antituberculosis medications, to treat active multidrug-resistant tuberculosis. It is no longer recommended for leprosy. It is taken by mouth. Eth ...

J04AK Other drugs for treatment of tuberculosis

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Pyrazinamide Pyrazinamide is a medication used to treat tuberculosis. For active tuberculosis, it is often used with rifampicin, isoniazid, and either streptomycin or ethambutol. It is not generally recommended for the treatment of latent tuberculosis. It ...

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Ethambutol Ethambutol (EMB, E) is a medication primarily used to treat tuberculosis. It is usually given in combination with other tuberculosis medications, such as isoniazid, rifampicin and pyrazinamide. It may also be used to treat ''Mycobacterium av ...

:J04AK03 Terizidone :J04AK04

Morinamide Morinamide (or morphazinamide, or morinamid) is a drug used in the treatment of tuberculosis. It behaves as a prodrug A prodrug is a medication or compound that, after intake, is metabolized (i.e., converted within the body) into a pharmacologi ...

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Bedaquiline Bedaquiline, sold under the brand name Sirturo, is a medication used to treat active tuberculosis. Specifically, it is used to treat multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) along with other medications for tuberculosis. It is used by mouth. ...

:J04AK06 Delamanid :J04AK07

Amithiozone Thioacetazone (INN, BAN), also known as amithiozone ( USAN), is an oral antibiotic which is used in the treatment of tuberculosis. It has fallen into almost complete disuse due to toxicity and the introduction of improved anti-tuberculosis drugs ...

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Pretomanid Pretomanid is an antibiotic medication used for the treatment of multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis affecting the lungs. It is generally used together with bedaquiline and linezolid. It is taken by mouth. The most common side effects include ...

J04AM Combinations of drugs for treatment of tuberculosis

:J04AM01 Streptomycin and isoniazid :J04AM02 Rifampicin and isoniazid :J04AM03 Ethambutol and isoniazid :J04AM04 Thioacetazone and isoniazid :J04AM05 Rifampicin, pyrazinamide and isoniazid :J04AM06 Rifampicin, pyrazinamide, ethambutol and isoniazid :J04AM07 Rifampicin, ethambutol and isoniazid :J04AM08 Isoniazid, sulfamethoxazole, trimethoprim and pyridoxine

J04B Drugs for treatment of lepra

J04BA Drugs for treatment of lepra

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Clofazimine Clofazimine, sold under the brand name Lamprene, is a medication used together with rifampicin and dapsone to treat leprosy. It is specifically used for multibacillary (MB) leprosy and erythema nodosum leprosum. Evidence is insufficient to suppo ...

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Dapsone Dapsone, also known as 4,4'-sulfonyldianiline (SDA) or diaminodiphenyl sulfone (DDS), is an antibiotic commonly used in combination with rifampicin and clofazimine for the treatment of leprosy. It is a second-line medication for the treatment ...

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Aldesulfone sodium Sulfoxone or aldesulfone sodium is an anti-leprosy drug. It is also known as diasone. Sulfoxone sodium was introduced in Japan in 1948. Ernest Muir introduced it to Western use while serving as superintendent of the Chacachacare Leprosarium on Tri ...

:J04BA50 Dapsone and rifampicin :J04BA51 Dapsone, rifampicin and clofazimine

References

{{Antimycobacterials Tuberculosis J04

J04A Drugs for treatment of tuberculosis Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease usually caused by ''Mycobacterium tuberculosis'' (MTB) bacteria. Tuberculosis generally affects the lungs, but it can also affect other parts of the body. Most infections show no symptoms, in w ...