what drugs are used to TREAT tuberculosis?

Question

I need to know the names

Answer 1

Tuberculosis is caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, it is an intracellular organism, organism grows slowly and resistance to drugs develops rapidly. Tuberculosis is treated with multiple drugs to delay the emergence of resitant strains

Five first line pharmacologic treatent options for tuberculosis:
1.isoniazid = do not use this drug if pregnant
2. rifampin = Patient may have red orange urine.
3. pyrazinamide
4. ethambutol
5. streptomycin

The current recommendation for the initial treeatment of active TB is two months regimen of pyrazinamide, isoniazid and rifampin and a four month regimen of isoniazid and rifampin for a total of six month

If you have any question regarding this theme, go to your doctor. He or she can provide great explanation.

Answer 2

How will my doctor treat the tuberculosis infection?
To be sure that you remain healthy, your doctor may recommend that you take medicine for 6 months to kill the tuberculosis infection. If you don't take the medicine, the bacteria will remain in your lungs, and you will always be in danger of getting active tuberculosis. The medicine used to treat tuberculosis infection is isoniazid (which is also called INH.
It is very important that you take the medicine every day. Keep the medicine in a place where you will always see it. Take it at the same time every day. Ask your doctor what to do if you forget to take a pill.

People who take INH may have side effects, but not very often. Side effects include a skin rash, an upset stomach or liver disease. Ask your doctor about other side effects that might happen.

Don't drink alcohol or take acetaminophen (brand name: Tylenol) when you're taking INH. Always check with your doctor before you take any other medicine because some drugs interact with INH and cause side effects.

Every month you will need to visit your doctor to get another prescription of the medicine you are taking and to be sure you don't have any side effects or problems from the medicine. If you are feeling well, your doctor will give you a prescription for the next month.
Medical Treatment of Tuberculosis
Treatment for tuberculosis should be administered by a medical practitioner experienced and trained in the treatment of tuberculosis. The standard "short" course treatment for tuberculosis where the sensitivities of the organism are not known, is isoniazid, rifampicin, pyrazinamide and ethambutol for two months, then isoniazid and rifampicin alone for a further four months. The patient is considered cured at six months.

If the organism is known to be fully sensitive, then treatment is with isoniazid, rifampicin and pyrazinamide (omitting ethambutol) for two months, then isoniazid and rifampicin for four months.

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Abbreviations
Anti-tuberculous drug names are abbreviated in a standard manner.

Streptomycin is STM or S,
p-aminosalicyclic acid is PAS or P.
Isoniazid is INH or H,
Rifampicin is RMP or R (but some US publications use RIF),
Ethambutol is EMB or E,
Pyrazinamide is PZA or Z,
Drug regimens are similarly abbreviated in a standardised manner. The drugs are listed using their single letter abbreviations (in the order given above, which is roughly the order of introduction into clinical practice). A prefix denotes the number of months the treatment should be given for; a subscript denotes intermittent dosing (so 3 means three times a week) and no subscript means daily dosing. Most regimens have an initial high-intensity phase, followed by a continuation phase (also called a consolidation phase or eradication phase): the high-intensity phase is given first, then the continuation phase, the two phases divided by a slash.

So,

2HREZ/4HR3
means isoniazid, rifampicin, pyrazinamide daily (with either ethambutol or streptomycin) for two months, followed by four months of isoniazid and rifampicin given thrice weekly.

These standard abbreviations are used in the rest of this article.

Other drugs used in TB treatment are:

Amikacin abbreviated AK
Clarithromycin or CLR
Linezolid or LZD
Moxifloxacin or MXF
Thioacetazone or T
DON'T YOU START ANY TREATMENT ONLY WITH YOUR DOCTOR ADVICE AND PRESCRIPTION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 3

Medication Choices

Multiple-drug therapy to treat TB usually involves taking 4 antibiotics at the same time. This is the standard treatment for active TB. The 4 most commonly chosen medications are: 6

* Isoniazid.
* Rifampin.
* Pyrazinamide.
* Ethambutol.

Doctors will sometimes use other medications if treatment isn't effective or if it is known that the person has a drug-resistant case. Other medication choices include: 6

* Streptomycin (STM).
* Ethionamide (Trecator-SC).
* Cycloserine (Seromycin).
* Capreomycin (Capastat Sulfate).

Answer 4

i came back positive 4 TB and i had to take pills evey day but that was in my 20's and i am sorry i don't know the name,probably beause i stopped taking them!

Answer 5

a better question would be why are u asking strangers that instead of a doctor