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TB tx

what is
rifamate
rifater
Isoniazide 300mg daily x 6 months
rifampin 600 mg daily x 6 months

pyrazinamide 15-30 mg/kg/day x 2 months

Rifamate (INH/RIF)
150/300mg

Rifater (INH/RIF/PYRAZINAMIDE)
50/120/300)

pyrazinamide may precipitate gouth

pyrazinamide is converted to pyrazinoic acid in susceptible strains of mycobacterium which lowers the pH of the environment
Isoniazid

treatment for tox
BBW
Liver Enzyme effect
Nydrazid - 100mg/mL IM inj.

treatment for INH tox
pyridoxine

BBW
hepatitis
severe and sometimes fatal
LFTs!!!

liver enzyme inhibitor
inreases phenytoin and diazepam

give 1 hr before AL hydroxide gel
rifampin

MOA
monitor
LE effects
MOA
broad spectrum antibiotic

monitor
LFTs!! - can be hepatotoxic

potent liver enzyme inhibitor
ethambutol

Use
ADR
effect on uric acid
Myambutol

used in combination; never alone, to prevent the development of resistant strains

ADR - can decrease visual acuity - get eye exam before and after treatment - normally reversible

will decrease secreation of uric acid and may potentiate gout
what is the TB skin test sometimes called?
PPD Tuberculin test

or

Mantoux skin test

PPD - purified protein derivatives
Other TB drugs

Rifabutin
PASA
Capreomycin
Cycloserine
Rifabutin - mycobutin - related to rifabutin

PASA - paraaminosalicylic acid

Capreomycin - Capastat

Cycleserine - Seromycin