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Ethionamide (INN; chemical name 2-ethylpyridine-4-carbothioamide) is an antibiotic used in the treatment of tuberculosis. It was discovered in 1956. It is sold under the brand name Trecator or Trecator SC by Wyeth Pharmaceuticals which was purchased by Pfizer in 2009.Ethionamide is part of a group of drugs used in the treatment of drug resistant TB called thioamides. It is used as part of treatment regimens generally involving 5 medicines to treat MDR and XDR TB.
