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Suggest Dosage Interval For Akurit Pills For TB

Sir my self anjana suffring with TB pcr.I take akurik 4 from 2nd august. But I take only one tablet of akurit 4 after lunch time. But now doctor told me I took wrong criteria to take tablet. Is it is right to take 4 tablet before breakfast. What is the right criteria to take the tablets.?
Wed, 26 Nov 2014
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Akurit -4 , i.e. rifampicin150 mg , isoniazide75 mg , pyrazinamide 400 mg and ethambutol 275 mg .
This is ingredient of one tablet , your doctor advise you 4 tablet and you took 1 tablet .
This was a big blunder, as I have noted that so many patient do as you done .
This is absolutely wrong , particularly in tubercular cases.
The minimum amount of rifampicin is 9-10 mg / kg weight on empty stomach ,but you took just 150 mg .
Low doses develop RESISTANT and in my opinion this is most dangerous .
But any how so long time didn't pass . Now take 4 tablet as advised by your doctor TILL advised .
2nd point take pantoprazole-d on empty stomach twice in day , so that you will not feel any nausea , vomiting and abdominal discomfort ( as these are common side effects of anti tubercular drug).
Please don't stop anti tubercular drugs without consultation of you r doctor.
Good luck.
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Suggest Dosage Interval For Akurit Pills For TB

Hello Akurit -4 , i.e. rifampicin150 mg , isoniazide75 mg , pyrazinamide 400 mg and ethambutol 275 mg . This is ingredient of one tablet , your doctor advise you 4 tablet and you took 1 tablet . This was a big blunder, as I have noted that so many patient do as you done . This is absolutely wrong , particularly in tubercular cases. The minimum amount of rifampicin is 9-10 mg / kg weight on empty stomach ,but you took just 150 mg . Low doses develop RESISTANT and in my opinion this is most dangerous . But any how so long time didn t pass . Now take 4 tablet as advised by your doctor TILL advised . 2nd point take pantoprazole-d on empty stomach twice in day , so that you will not feel any nausea , vomiting and abdominal discomfort ( as these are common side effects of anti tubercular drug). Please don t stop anti tubercular drugs without consultation of you r doctor. Good luck.