LP15831-8

Isoniazid

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Descriptions

Isoniazid (also called isonicotinyl hydrazine or isonicotinic acid hydrazide) is often abbreviated INH. Isoniazid is a first-line antituberculous medication used in the prevention and treatment of tuberculosis. It is available in tablet, syrup, and injectable forms (given intramuscularly or intravenously), available world-wide, inexpensive to produce and is generally well tolerated. Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia, Isoniazid (Wikipedia)

Antibacterial agent used primarily as a tuberculostatic. It remains the treatment of choice for tuberculosis. Source: National Library of Medicine, MeSH 2006

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Isoniazid

Part Type

Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)

Created On

2000-05-04

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Isoniazid

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