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* Member of the diarylquinoline class of antibiotics |
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* Adverse events include QT prolongation, hepatitis, and possibly an increased risk of death |
* Adverse events include QT prolongation, hepatitis, and possibly an increased risk of death |
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** Others: arthralgias, dizziness, headache, hyperuriemia, insomnia, myalgia, nausea, prolonged ECG QT interval, pruritus, and vomiting |
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Revision as of 14:40, 14 November 2019
- Antituberculosis antibiotic used as second-line therapy
- Inhibits the ATP synthase proton pump in mycobacteria
- Member of the diarylquinoline class of antibiotics
- Adverse events include QT prolongation, hepatitis, and possibly an increased risk of death
- Others: arthralgias, dizziness, headache, hyperuriemia, insomnia, myalgia, nausea, prolonged ECG QT interval, pruritus, and vomiting
