noun
- Drugs or medications used to treat tuberculosis
Usage: Usually used in plural form; Medical/pharmaceutical term
adjective
- Relating to or used in the treatment of tuberculosis
Usage: Medical/pharmaceutical term
Examples
- The patient was prescribed a combination of antituberculars to combat the infection.
- Antitubercular therapy typically involves multiple drugs taken over several months.
- Resistance to antituberculars has become a growing public health concern.
- The clinic stocks several antitubercular medications for treating active cases.
- Doctors monitor patients closely while they take antituberculars to check for side effects.
- New antitubercular agents are being developed to address drug-resistant strains.