ethionamide
/ˌɛθaɪˈoʊnəmaɪd/
noun
- A medication used to treat tuberculosis, especially when the bacteria are resistant to other drugs.
- The patient was prescribed ethionamide after the standard tuberculosis treatment failed.
- Ethionamide can cause side effects like nausea and loss of appetite.
- Doctors often combine ethionamide with other antibiotics to fight drug-resistant TB.