Antituberculotic

/ˌæntiˌtuːbərˌkjʊˈlɑːtɪk/ adjective

Effective in treating or preventing tuberculosis and its complications.

From anti- (against) + tuberculo- (relating to tuberculosis) + -tic (relating to). This is a variant medical term combining multiple morphemes to describe TB treatments.

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