Term Name:	ethambutol dihydrochloride
Synonyms:	(+)-(S,S)-ethambutol dihydrochloride, (+)-2,2'-(ethylenediimino)-di-1-butanol dihydrochloride, (+)-2,2'-(ethylenediimino)di-1-butanol dihydrochloride, (+)-ethambutol dihydrochloride, (+)-N,N'-bis(1-(hydroxymethyl)propyl)ethylenediamine dihydrochloride, (2S,2'E)-2,2'-(ethane-1,2-diyldiimino)dibutan-1-ol dihydrochloride, ethambutol HCl, ethambutol hydrochloride, N,N'-bis[(2S)-1-hydroxybutan-2-yl]ethane-1,2-diaminium dichloride
Definition:	The dihydrchloride salt of ethambutol. A bacteriostatic antimycobacterial drug, it is effective against Mycobacterium tuberculosis and some other mycobacteria. It is used in combination with other antituberculous drugs in the treatment of pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis; resistant strains of M. tuberculosis are readily produced if ethambutol dihydrochloride is used alone.
Ontology:	ChEBI [CHEBI:4878]  ( EBI )