Thursday, October 6, 2011

ANTITUBERCULAR DRUGS


FIRST line drugs:[HRZSE]
F      Field defects causing drug i.e. Ethambutol [E]
I       Isoniazid (INH) [H]
R     Rifampicin [R]
S      Streptomycin [S]
T      Twice a day given drug i.e. Pyrazinamide [Z]
        (All other first line antituberculars are given once a day)


SECOND line drugs:
S      Salicylates like Para-amino salicylate
E      Ethionamide
C     Cycloserine
O     Old drug: Thiacetazone
N     Newer Drugs:
        Quinolones e.g. Ciprofloxacin, Ofloxacin
        Macrolides e.g. Clarithromycin, Azithromycin
D     Drugs rarely used:
        Aminoglycosides e.g. Capreomycin, Kanamycin, Amikacin


Adverse effects of first line anti-tubercular drugs:
1.       INH: Insanity (i.e. psychosis), optic [for eye(I)]Neuritis, Hepatitis
2.       Rifampicin: Red discoloration of urine, induction of liver enzymes and its toxicity, flu like symptoms
3.       Pyrazinamide: Pain in the joints which may also be gout due to hyperuricemia (Plus hepatotoxicity)
4.       Ethambutol: Eye toxicity – field defects, loss of visual acquity & colour vision
Streptomycin: Similar to all aminoglycosides i.e. nephro-neuro-oto-toxicity

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