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Rifater 120 Mg/80 Mg/250 Mg Tablet Health Feed

Asked for female, 28 years old from Delhi

I am going through the Potts spine treatment. The doctor prescribed level one medicines for the treatment. However after a month and complete blood tests the liver test showed high SGOT AND SGPT. So the doctors have stopped Rifampicin. Pyrazinamide. Both of these medicines and says will resume it once the liver levels get normal! I am worried as I am bed ridden for almost a month now.

Dr. Mool Chand Gupta95%(37146 ratings)

MD - Pulmonary, DTCD

Pulmonologist•Faridabad

doctor has taken a right decision. Isoniazid should also be stopped till liver function return to norm

Asked for female, 45 years old from Bangalore

I am taking treatment for tuberculosis. I am taking medications from the past 3 months. In the beginning doctor gave the following medication (for 8 days) 1. Rifampicin - 450 mg 2. Ethambutol - 600 mg 3. Isoniazid - 200 mg 5. Benadon - 20 mg 6. Pyrazinamide - 1000 mg then liver got affected so he put me on this for a week (7 days) (i got drug induced hepatitis) 1. Ethambutol - 600 mg 2. Levoflox 750 mg 3. Injection amikacin 500m mg (iv) then again for one week (7 days) he gave, 1. Ethambutol - 600 mg 2. Levoflox 750 mg 3. Injection amikacin 500m mg (iv) 4. Isoniazid - 100 mg taking isoniazid again affected the liver, so he stopped isoniazid and he gave this for 5 weeks, 1. Ethambutol - 600 mg 2. Levoflox 750 mg 3. Injection amikacin 500m mg (iv) then when the liver condition became ok, doctor has given the following medication 1. Rifampicin - 450 mg 2. Ethambutol - 600 mg 3. Isoniazid - 200 mg 4. Benadon - 20 mg 5. Levoflox 750 mg this is what is going on now. I am not sure if the treatment being given is right or not. I had consulted another pulmonologist who says this is not the right treatment as drugs should not be changed so often. Also he says amikacin and levoflox are given for mdr tb and not for normal tb. Now that it is already given I cannot change that. The other pulmonologist says that if it is these drugs then one needs to give it for 9 months as pyrazinamide is not given. He also says if sputum is negative then we can stop levofloxin and give the drugs for 4 months. However I am not getting sputum for testing also. I have two questions now. 1. Other than sputum testing is there any other way of finding out if tb bacteria is still there in the body. If that is the only way is there any way of generating sputum. 2. Should att-4 with the four standard medications be started again. What is the best alternative. Kindly suggest.

Dr. C. E Prasad91%(1131 ratings)

M.D - Respiratory Medicine

Pulmonologist•Hyderabad

Pulmonologist altered regimen and added levofloxacin because you had liver side effects with pyrazinamide which was stopped
the standard regimen of rifampicin isoniazid ethambutol pyrazinamide is a guideline with exception when necessary
it is not an inviolable dictate
still in doubt consult pulmonologist at nationaltb institute bangalore malleswaram.

Asked for male, 22 years old from Patna

I had completed my pulmonary tuberculosis course of 6 month but after 20 days I got reaction in my whole body it becomes red rashes but doctor advised me not to stop medicine as it will reduce with time but after 1 month I got problem in my thoracic spine bone. It's starting paining. I completed my course of 6 month att that is rifampicin isoniazid ethambutol and pyrazinamide. But the problem I got in spine that is hurting me till now. I want to know does tuberculosis spread in another organ in middle of treatment. And one more problem I eat a lot but weight is continuously decreasing. Why?

Dr. Abhijeet Singh89%(65 ratings)

DM (Pulmonary & Critical care medicine),...read more

Pulmonologist•Delhi

Hi. Seems to have involvement of lung and spine both due to tbâ¦ need to consult orthopedics/ neurologistâ¦ mri spine or whole body pet ct to look for other sites of involvementâ¦ could be drug resistant or paradoxical phenomenon or rule out any other alternative diagnosisâ¦in my opinion att to be continued for 9-12 months atleast. Rule out collection in spine. Consult doctor nearby. Thanks.

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Asked for male, 25 years old from Meerut

Hello my name is kajal sharma, one month back I was diagnosed with tuberculosis which is outside lungs. I have a big lymph node with pus in this in my neck area. Doctor recommended me tablet ripe fd for tb treatment. This tablet includes all the 4 main salts in addition with vit b6. Dosage are isoniazid (150), pyrazinamide (750), ethambutol (400), rifampicin (225) pyridoxine 10 mg. Please tell me is it the right dose and treatment i'm getting right now. My size of lymph node and it's pain is increasing. Please help.

Dr. Abhijeet Singh89%(65 ratings)

DM (Pulmonary & Critical care medicine),...read more

Pulmonologist•Noida

Hiâ¦ 3 tablets of ripe fd kit should be taken together in fasting state as per your body weight â¦ otherwise you can switch to akurit 4 4 tablets all before breakfastâ¦ look for paradoxical phenomenon or drug resistanceâ¦if it is paradoxical phenomenon need to add oral steroids in tapering doses along with anti tuberculosis medicationsâ¦ better consult chest physician nearby. Get genexpert from lymph node aspirate. Get complete pus drainage.

Asked for male, 22 years old from Vadodara

Is AKuriT-4.Rifampicin, Isoniazid, Pyrazinamide and Ethambutol Hydrochloride Tablets are used to cure testicle tuberculosis? With 150 mg/75 mg/400 mg/275 respectively? Please answer me because my doctor has prescribed me.

Dr. Jakeer Hussain Shaik

DNB PULMONOLOGY, FELLOWSHIP IN CLINICAL ...read more

Pulmonologist•Hyderabad

You have to take proper doses of tablets.
Akurit 4 you have to take 4 tabs at a time.
First are you sure you have testical tuberculosis.
How it was diagnosed is important.
Just nodule in testis are other clinico radiological diagnosis.
But take proper dose n duration else resistance is very high.

Health Query

What if one consume these medicines without having tb disease? Isoniazid (inh) rifampin (rif) ethambutol (emb) pyrazinamide (pza)

Dr. Amit Kumar Poddar92%(932 ratings)

MBBS, MD Tuberculosis And Chest Diseases...read more

Pulmonologist•Kolkata

Each of these 4 drugs can cause
various imp side -effects.
so ,ideally these drugs. Are to be prescribed when& only when TB is diagnosed beyond doubt.

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Asked for male, 36 years old from Lucknow

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.

Dr. Rishav Bansal94%(237 ratings)

MBBS, MD - Geriatrics, MRCP-1 (UK), MRCP...read more

General Physician•Jaipur

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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Health Query

Can someone tell me what is the treatment schedule for tuberculosis in india as per who, please don't give me diplomatic answer, like talk to nearest tb hospital or pulmonologist and all. As I had it all .no body is clear regarding this treatment every doctor telling same thing. If one have been diagnosed with tb (test results- sputum for afb negative, hb-10, esr -99, rest all cbc normal, tb gold test - positive) physical symptoms cough lasts for 20 days, fever for 5 days no weight loss, no continues fever, doctor asked to start tb treatment it's been 4 months on treatment, but my question is should we continue with all the drugs as we are on (rifampicin 450, isoniazid 300, pyrazinamide 750, and ethambutol 600,) for six month or there is any change in treatment schedule. please clarify.

Dr. Mool Chand Gupta95%(37146 ratings)

MD - Pulmonary, DTCD

Pulmonologist•Faridabad

In fresh tb case rehz for first 2 months and then maintenance dose reh for n3xt 4 months in most cases if response to drugs good. Pt need review every 2 months.

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Asked for female, 30 years old from Trichy