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Asked for male, 23 years old from Indore
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M.D - Respiratory Medicine

Pulmonologist•Hyderabad
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the policy is to add 2 new drugs if required
consult a specialist in tb since you intend to add only levofloxacin to already effective medication.
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General Physician•Alappuzha
Forecox Tablet is used in spinal B successfully if you take the full course of 9 months (or more if needed) and it is a combination of four medicines: Isoniazid, rifampicin, ethambutol and pyrazinamide which treat tuberculosis. Isoniazid works by preventing the TB bacteria from forming their own protective covering, while rifampicin inactivates a bacterial enzyme (RNA-polymerase) which is required by TB bacteria to make essential proteins and to reproduce. Together, they kill the bacteria and er...more
Asked for female, 38 years old from Gulbarga
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Asked for female, 29 years old from Pune
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M.D - Respiratory medicine / M.D Pulmono...read more

Pulmonologist•Mumbai
Hello,
akt once started needs to be continued for 6 to 9 months.
You could do a liver function test blood test just so as to see if akt has caused any hepatic disfunction which is a known side effect of akt
and make sure she takes the tablets in 10 min interval.
U can try to take the tabelts 2 hour after food if she has been taking it empty stomach.
Hope this helps.
Asked for male, 36 years old from Lucknow
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This 33 years old female presented with c/o fever 1 week, breathless weakness, loss of appetite 1 week, bp 110/70mmhg, p/r 1116/min, temp normal, cvs s1+s2 normal, chest right low air entry, cns cons & oriented. Patient investigated & diagnosed as above managed conservatively by iv antibiotics (cefobran, ppi and other symptomatic treatment. Pleural tapping done on 25/02/2020 under la with aseptic precautions from pleural cavity & 1500 ml straw fluid aspirated. Post procedure uneventful. My att started on 29th feb 2020. I am taking same dose since 29th feb 2020. Kindly guide me about dosage whether I have to reduce or take same dosage. Medicine details: rifampicin isoniazid pyrazinamide and ethambutol hydrochloride tablets ip forecox each film coated tablet contains: rifampicin ip                               225 mg isoniazid ip                                  150 mg pyrazinamide ip                         750 mg ethambutol hydrochloride ip 400 mg dosage: 2 tablets per day omez d omeprazole pyridoxine hydrochloride tablets ip 40 mg benadon.

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General Physician•Jaipur
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ATT is usually taken for 6 months. After 2 months, pyrazinamide is stopped and other medications should be continued.
In your case case, i suggest you to repeat a CXR to look for the response and amount of remaining fluid. Also continue rifampicin, isoniazid and ethambutol for atleast 3 more months. You can stop pyrazimamide.
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Asked for male, 24 years old from Delhi
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MD - Pulmonary, DTCD

Pulmonologist•Faridabad
If fresh infection and initial treatment, Then better start with four drugs having rifampicin, etyhambutol, isoniazid and pyrazinamide as per weight for first 2 months and then drop pyrazinamide and continue rest for next 4 months. All drugs should be taken together empty stomach with water.
Asked for male, 30 years old from Delhi
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MBBS, M.D Pulmonary Medicine, DNB - Resp...read more

Pulmonologist•Mumbai
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Increase dose of ethambutol to 1000 mg if no side effects to it.
Can also increase dose of rifampicin to 500 mg (50 mg in form of syp).
If tolerated pza can also be increased to 1500 mg .kindly confirm with your doctor as side effects are common with att.
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