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What Causes Discoloration Of Saliva After Taking Rifampicin?
Question: sir with anti tubercular lymphadentis treatment for last five months please explain me one thing,
last week after taking the medicine I usually used to do brush and clean my tongue with tongue cleaner normally ,during that day I took my medicines as usual and started cleaning my tongue as usually now during the tongue cleaning I started cleaning suddenly the saliva which came out in the colour of medicine so I got confused and nearly one and half hour I took another extra tablet so that my dose for the day won't be compromised,so please explain whether my tablets will be effective for that particular day
last week after taking the medicine I usually used to do brush and clean my tongue with tongue cleaner normally ,during that day I took my medicines as usual and started cleaning my tongue as usually now during the tongue cleaning I started cleaning suddenly the saliva which came out in the colour of medicine so I got confused and nearly one and half hour I took another extra tablet so that my dose for the day won't be compromised,so please explain whether my tablets will be effective for that particular day
Brief Answer:
Yes, it will be effective.
Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXXXXX Yes your tablets will be effective for the day since you have not vomitted the tablets out . The saliva is coloures because of medicine ( rifampicin) . If you have taken a single tablet extra then it causes no imbalance between your other drugs because these drugs have their individual function and act on mycobacterium tuberculi at different levels. Regards
Yes, it will be effective.
Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXXXXX Yes your tablets will be effective for the day since you have not vomitted the tablets out . The saliva is coloures because of medicine ( rifampicin) . If you have taken a single tablet extra then it causes no imbalance between your other drugs because these drugs have their individual function and act on mycobacterium tuberculi at different levels. Regards
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