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Is Rifadin Effective In Treatment Of TB?
I recently had a TB skin test for nursing school, the doctor said I have the TB germ so I had an x-ray did, my chest x-ray is normal. My doctor has prescribed me 300mg of Rifadin twice a day for 4 months. I am 47 years old and not sure as to what to expect.
Wed, 3 Sep 2014
short answer: rifadin is rifampicin it is one of the anti tubercular drug.rifadin alone is not effective. but the treatment for anti tubercular treatment is different.
detailed answer: all the extra pulmonary tuberculosis like skin TB has to be treated with isoniazid+ rifampicin+pyrazinamide+ethambutol+ with or without streptomycin for the first 2 months initially later
for the next 4 months it has to be treated with rifampicin and isoniazid all the drugs are once daily or on alternate days depending upon the severity.
regards
Amarnath
detailed answer: all the extra pulmonary tuberculosis like skin TB has to be treated with isoniazid+ rifampicin+pyrazinamide+ethambutol+ with or without streptomycin for the first 2 months initially later
for the next 4 months it has to be treated with rifampicin and isoniazid all the drugs are once daily or on alternate days depending upon the severity.
regards
Amarnath
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