TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENTS
\tjˌuːbəkjˌʊləstˈatɪk ˈe͡ɪd͡ʒənts], \tjˌuːbəkjˌʊləstˈatɪk ˈeɪdʒənts], \t_j_ˌuː_b_ə_k_j_ˌʊ_l_ə_s_t_ˈa_t_ɪ_k ˈeɪ_dʒ_ə_n_t_s]\
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Drugs used in the treatment of tuberculosis. They are divided into two main classes: "first-line" agents, those with the greatest efficacy and acceptable degrees of toxicity used successfully in the great majority of cases; and "second-line" drugs used in drug-resistant cases or those in which some other patient-related condition has compromised the effectiveness of primary therapy.
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