I am on akt-3 treatment. What are the side effects & subsidiary medicines to avoid that?

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Do you mean you are suffering from tb and taking akt 3 (kit)? this is a 3 drug combination refampicin, isoniazid and ethambutol. In normal doses usually these medicine do not show any bad effect. Overdose is a problem and one should never take these medicine without doctor's supervision and advice. Some uncommon side effects are: gi disturbances, paseudoemembrnous colitis, influenza-like sypmtoms, skin reactions, eosinophilia, transient leucopenia, thrombocytopenia, purpura, visual disturbances, menstrual irregularities. Akt drugs can cause painful joints, swollen joints, tingling or burning sensation in hands and feet also. Reddish coloured urine and tears - occurs and and these are not bad effect. Hepatitis or shock like syndrome with hepatic involvement, jaundice. Doctors advice is the safe practice for such treatment.

Tapan Kumar Bhattacharjee · Accepted Answer

Do you mean you are suffering from tb and taking akt 3 (kit)? this is a 3 drug combination refampicin, isoniazid and ethambutol. In normal doses usually these medicine do not show any bad effect. Overdose is a problem and one should never take these medicine without doctor's supervision and advice. Some uncommon side effects are: gi disturbances, paseudoemembrnous colitis, influenza-like sypmtoms, skin reactions, eosinophilia, transient leucopenia, thrombocytopenia, purpura, visual disturbances, menstrual irregularities. Akt drugs can cause painful joints, swollen joints, tingling or burning sensation in hands and feet also. Reddish coloured urine and tears - occurs and and these are not bad effect. Hepatitis or shock like syndrome with hepatic involvement, jaundice. Doctors advice is the safe practice for such treatment.

Dhaval Dharani · Answer

Hi These are the common side effects . It is important to tell your doctor or health care worker if you have any such complaints 1 Nausea or vomiting 2 Jaundice ? yellowish skin or eyes, dark urine (orange/red urine is a normal side effect and is not harmful) 3 Unexplained fever or tiredness 4 Tingling or numbness of hands or feet, or joint pains 5 Skin rash, itching skin or bruising 6 Visual changes or change in red-green colour vision. Subsidary medicine to avoid is according to symptoms Thanks