noun
- an antibiotic drug used to treat tuberculosis
Usage: medical
Examples
- Viomycin was one of the first antibiotics effective against tuberculosis.
- The doctor prescribed viomycin as part of the tuberculosis treatment regimen.
- Viomycin is administered by injection due to poor oral absorption.
- Side effects of viomycin can include hearing loss and kidney damage.
- The development of viomycin marked an important advance in TB therapy.