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What is the generic name for pyrazinamide?
Pbz
Why do you remove pyrazinamide after 2 months of intensive therapy of tuberculosis?
From clinic trail, pyrazinamide had not effect on TB after 2 months treatment.
Is Pyrazinamide bactericidal or bacteriostatic?
Pyrazinamide is considered bactericidal against Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It works by disrupting the mycolic acid synthesis in the cell wall, leading to cell death.
What are the side effects of pyrazinamide?
Check with a physician immediately if pain in the joints occurs.
What is the drug used for curing tubercolosis?
multiple drugs need to be used, usually for 6 months. Might include rifampicin, isoniazid, pyrazinamide, ethambutol
Is primary complex considered as tuberculosis?
Primary complex is another name for tuberculosis (TB). Drugs can treat this condition, some of those are: isoniazid (Laniazid, Nydrazid), rifampin (Rifadin, Rimactane), pyrazinamide (pms-Pyrazinamide, Tebrazid) and ethambutol (Myambutol) - taken over at least a six month period.
What are the most common antituberculosis drugs?
cycloserine (Seromycin), ethambutol (Myambutol), ethionamide (TrecatorSC), isoniazid (Nydrazid, Laniazid), pyrazinamide, rifabutin (Mycobutin), and rifampin (Rifadin, Rimactane).
Primary complex treatment?
There are several different medications that are used to treat primary complex. Some of these medications include Isoniazid, Rifampin, Pyrazinamide, and Ethambutol.
What are the medicines AKT3 and AKT4?
They are a combination of antitubercular drugs used for the treatment of Tuberculosis. AKT-4 contains four medicines (Rifampicin + Isoniazid + Pyrazinamide + Ethambutol) all used in the treatment of TB.
What drugs are used to treat TB?
Five drugs are most commonly used today to treat tuberculosis: isoniazid (INH), rifampin, pyrazinamide, streptomycin, and ethambutol. Of the five medications, INH is the most frequently used drug for both treatment and prevention.
What are the organisms of tuberculosis?
Tuberculosis or TB is caused by acid fast bacteria (AFB) belonging to the genus Mycobacterium. In human TB is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis species and in cattles by Mycobacterium bovis. Both these species differ in only one aminoacid at position 57 (His in Mycobacterium bovis) which elicits difference in the response to the drug administered. This disease is treated using anti-tuberculosis drugs - rifampicin, isoniasid, ethambutol and pyrazinamide. In these drugs, pyrazinamide is a special drug in that it is the only available drug in the market with proven efficiency which acts on semi dormant bacteria. Other Mycobacterium species Mycobacterium leprae causes leprosy.
Is there a cure for a tb?
There is a cure for TB which stands for tuberculosis. This can be treated through various drugs like isoniazid (INH), rifampin (RIF), ethambutol (EMB) and pyrazinamide (PZA).
