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Is It Safe To Take Forcox For TB Treatment?
dear doctor plz tell me is it appropiate to take forcox daily 2 tablets compared to taking isoniazid rifamipicin and pyrizinamide and ethambutol at different times a day?if it safer or better than why forecox is not yet included in DOTS therapy to increase patient compliance
Wed, 21 Jan 2015
Hello there,
DOTS is a standardised treatment plan that is followed throughout India as it comes under a government scheme. Therefore it is subsidized. FoRecox regime is similar yet it does not qualify for government of India subsidy. Our aim is to ensure every patient follows the same regime irrespective of which area or social class he belongs to , to ensure the bacteria follows predictable patterns of decline.
Secondly since Forecox is a combination drug in a single tablet it cannot be altered as per a patient;s improving health therefore it becomes a liability later on.
Hope this helps,
Dr Arun A
DOTS is a standardised treatment plan that is followed throughout India as it comes under a government scheme. Therefore it is subsidized. FoRecox regime is similar yet it does not qualify for government of India subsidy. Our aim is to ensure every patient follows the same regime irrespective of which area or social class he belongs to , to ensure the bacteria follows predictable patterns of decline.
Secondly since Forecox is a combination drug in a single tablet it cannot be altered as per a patient;s improving health therefore it becomes a liability later on.
Hope this helps,
Dr Arun A
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