Ethambutol hydrochloride

Trade Name Manufacturer Country Year Introduced 

From the ethanolic filtrates upon addition of 130 ml of about 4 N ethanolic hydrochloric acid and cooling, there was obtained 55 grams of white crystals melting at 176.5° to 178°C and a second crop of 10 grams melting at 171.5° to 174.5°C. This is the dl racemate dihydrochloride. 

Wilkinson, R.G. and Shepherd, R.G. U.S. Patent 3,297,707 January 10,1967 assigned to American Cyanamid Company 

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Ethambutol Hydrochloride (+)-2-Amino- Butan-l-ol TLC-Method Adsorbent-Silica Gel-G, Mobile Phase-Ethyl acetate Glacial acetic Acid HC1 H20(11 7 1 1) Apply 2pi of each of two solns. in MeOH, containing (1) 5% w/v of T.S. (2)0.050% w/v of (+)-2-aminobutan-l-ol. Remove TLC plates, dry in air, heat at 105°C for 5 mts, cool, spray with cadmium and Ninhydrin soln.2, heat to 90°C for 5 mts. The spot obtained with (2) is more intense than with (1). NMT 1.0... 

Ragonese, R., Macka, M., Hughes, J., and Petocz, P. (2002). The use of the Box-Behnken experimental design in the optimisation and robustness testing of a capillary electrophoresis method for the analysis of ethambutol hydrochloride in a pharmaceutical formulation. J. Pharm. Biomed. Anal. 27, 995-1007. 

Various antituberculosis agents ethambutol hydrochloride pyrazinamide... 

Ethambutol hydrochloride, 15-25 mg/kg, is usually given as a single daily dose in combination with isoniazid or rifampin. The higher dose is recommended for treatment of tuberculous meningitis. The dose of ethambutol is 50 mg/kg when a twice-weekly dosing schedule is used. 

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