Medical Definition of Thioacetazone

1. A thiosemicarbazone that is used in association with other antimycobacterial agents in the initial and continuation phases of antituberculosis regimens. Thiacetazone containing regimens are less effective than the short-course regimen recommended by the international union against tuberculosis and are used in some developing countries to reduce drug costs. Pharmacological action: antitubercular agents. Chemical name: Acetamide, N-(4-(((aminothioxomethyl)hydrazono)methyl)phenyl)- (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Thioacetazone

thinnings
thinning shears
thinnish
thinolite
thins
thin air
thin filament
thin film
thin layer chromatography
thin out
thin person
thin section
thio
thio-
thioacetamide
thioacetazone (current term)
thioacid
thioalcohol
thioamide
thioamides
thioate
thiobacillus
thiobacillus
thiobacillus thiooxidans
thiobacteria
Thiobacteriaceae
thiobarbiturates
thiobarbituric acid reactive substances
thiocarbamates
thiocarbamide

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