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Tuberculosis Flashcards

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Initial Phase:

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Rifampicin
Isoniazid
Pyrazinamide
Ethambutol
RIPPPPPPE
TWO MONTHS

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Continuation Phase:

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Rifampicin
Isoniazid

FOUR MONTHS

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Vitamin B6 also

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peripheral nephropathy

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Latent Tb

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3 months of of Rifampicin and isoniazid or 6 months of isoniazid

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TB medication

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  • Patients with latent TB aged 35-65 years should be cleared of hepatotoxicity
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Rifampicin:

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  • Discolours soft contact lenses and bodily fluids orangey -red colour
    • Enzyme inducer - CYP450 interaction
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Isoniazid

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  • Peripheral neuropathy - give prophylactic pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6)
    • Enzyme inhibitor - CYP450 INTERACTION
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Pyrazinamide

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hepatoxicity

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Ethambutol

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visual impairment +ocular toxicity

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