Cycloserine

Cycloserine is a tablet-form anti-mycobacterial drug, which is used in combination with other drugs for treating multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis. Its side-effects can include mood disturbances, headache, dizziness, vertigo, drowsiness, shakes, convulsions, psychosis, depression, rashes and changes in liver functioning.

It is manufactured by Eli Lilly & Co. Ltd under the trade name Cycloserine, or, in the United States, Seromycin.

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