Isoniazine-associated isoniazine is a drug used for the treatment and prevention of tuberculosis and may be associated with other drugs.
This remedy is available in pharmacies, but can only be obtained with the presentation of a prescription and should be used with caution, due to contraindications and side effects.
- In all forms of pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis.
- With the exception of meningitis and patients weighing more than 20 kg.
- The daily doses listed in the following table should be taken:.
The dose should be given in a single dose, preferably in the morning with an empty head, or two hours after a meal.Treatment should be done for 6 months, but your doctor may change the dose.
Isoniazine and rifampicin are substances that fight the bacteria that cause tuberculosis, known as Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Isoniazine is a substance that inhibits rapid division and kills mycobacteria, which causes tuberculosis, and rifampicin is an antibiotic that inhibits the growth of susceptible bacteria and, although it has action against various bacteria, is particularly used in the treatment of leprosy and tuberculosis.
This medicine should not be used in people allergic to any of the components of the formula, people with liver or kidney problems or people taking medications that may induce changes in the liver.
In addition, it is not recommended for use in children under 20 kg of body weight, pregnant or nursing women.
The most common side effects that can occur with the use of this medicine are loss of sensation in the limbs such as the feet and hands and changes in the liver, especially in people over 35 years of age.Neuropathy, usually reversible, is most common in malnourished people, alcoholics or people who already have liver problems and when exposed to high doses of isoniazide.
In addition, due to the presence of rifampicin, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and intestinal inflammation may also occur.