para-aminosalicylic acid
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Related to para-aminosalicylic acid: Sodium aminosalicylate
p-aminosalicylic acid
(PAS) (PASA) [ah-me″no-sal-ĭ-sil´ik]an analogue of p-aminobenzoic acid that inhibits folic acid synthesis in Mycobacterium tuberculosis, used in the treatment of tuberculosis, administered orally. In pharmacy it is officially called aminosalicylic acid. It enhances the potency of streptomycin and delays the development of bacilli resistant to streptomycin. Gastrointestinal irritation accompanied by anorexia, nausea, and vomiting may be reduced by administering the drug with food at mealtime.
para-aminosalicylic acid
/para-ami·no·sal·i·cyl·ic ac·id/ (-ah-me″no-sal-ĭ-sil´ik) aminosalicylic acid.para-aminosalicylic acid
(păr′ə-ə-mē′nō-săl′ĭ-sĭl′ĭk, ăm′ə-nō-)n. Abbr. PAS
A bacteriostatic agent, C7H7NO3, prescribed for the treatment of tuberculosis. Also called aminosalicylic acid.
para-aminosalicylic acid (PAS)
A drug formerly widely used to treat pulmonary TUBERCULOSIS but now superceded by more effective antibiotics. The drug is on the WHO official list.para-aminosalicylic acid
see p-aminosalicylic acid.