noun
- A synthetic compound used as an antibiotic drug to treat tuberculosis and other mycobacterial infections.
Usage: medical/pharmaceutical term; often abbreviated as INH; typically used in combination with other antitubercular drugs
Examples
- Isoniazid is one of the first-line drugs used to treat active tuberculosis.
- The patient was prescribed isoniazid as part of a six-month antitubercular regimen.
- Isoniazid works by inhibiting the synthesis of mycolic acids in the tuberculosis bacterium.
- Doctors monitor liver function in patients taking isoniazid because it can cause hepatotoxicity.
- Isoniazid is often combined with rifampicin, pyrazinamide, and ethambutol in TB treatment protocols.