Paper II — 2021 December (Supplementary) (2010 Scheme) — Q13

Paper II

2021 December (Supplementary) (2010 Scheme)

Question

Streptomycin

Q131 marksShort Answers★✓

Answer

Uses: Tuberculosis (first-line, part of combination therapy), Plague/Tularaemia Adverse effects: Ototoxicity (vestibular), Nephrotoxicity

Related Concepts

1. 1Antitubercular Drugs

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