What is chemotherapy? Write the name of medicine used for the treatment of Tuberculosis , Pneumonia, High fever and Hyper tension?
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Tuberculosis (TB)
Examples
First-choice medicines:
Generic Name Brand Name
ethambutol Myambutol
isoniazid
pyrazinamide
rifabutin Mycobutin
rifampin Rifadin, Rimactane
rifapentine Priftin
Second-choice medicines:
Generic Name Brand Name
amikacin
capreomycin Capastat Sulfate
cycloserine Seromycin
ethionamide Trecator
levofloxacin Levaquin
moxifloxacin Avelox
para-aminosalicylic acid Paser
streptomycin
Combination medicines:
Generic Name Brand Name
isoniazid plus pyrazinamide plus rifampin Rifater
isoniazid plus rifampin Rifamate
How It Works
These antibiotics kill the bacteria that cause tuberculosisClick here to see more information. (TB).
Multiple-drug therapy to treat TB means taking several different antibiotics at the same time. This is the first choice of treatment for TB that is growing in your body (active TB disease). Most of these medicines are given as pills. The American Thoracic Society, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Infectious Diseases Society of America recommend using one of several combinations of the first-choice medicines to start treatment.1
The standard treatment is to take isoniazid, rifampin, ethambutol, and pyrazinamide for 2 months. Treatment is then continued for at least 4 months with fewer medicines. Also, there are special treatment recommendations for people with HIV and TB, people with drug-resistant TB, children with active TB, and pregnant women with active TB.
Prepared combination medicines, such as Rifater, are usually used when there is a need for fewer numbers of pills, such as when a health professional is not giving each dose of medicine personally. Combining antibiotics into a single pill makes it less likely that you will miss taking any doses. Failure to take a medicine could prolong your treatment and increase your chance of developing drug-resistantClick here to see more information. TB.
Streptomycin usually is given only to people who cannot take ethambutol.
Some antibiotics (such as isoniazid or rifampin) may be taken alone to prevent a latent TB infectionClick here to see more information. from turning into active TB disease, which can spread to other people.2 Or two or more antibiotics may be taken together to help prevent latent TB from becoming active TB.3 You typically would take the single antibiotic for a longer time (6 to 9 months) than the combination of antibiotics (3 months).
Why It Is Used
Treatment with several medicines makes it more likely that all TB-causing bacteria will be killed. The combination of medicines and the length of treatment may change based on:
Whether you have latent TB or active TB.
Whether you are also infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)Click here to see more information..
Whether you are pregnant.
Your age.
The results of sensitivity testing, which determine the medicines that can kill the TB bacteria you have.
How Well It Works
Treatment for active TB disease
The standard treatment for TB using a combination of four medicines is very effective. Almost everyone infected with TB bacteria that can be killed by the medicines are cured if they take the medicines exactly as they should.4, 5 The cure rate for people who have TB and HIV is similar to that for people who have only TB.4
It takes at least 6 months of treatment for a cure. It could take longer if doses are missed. It can also take longer if the disease does not respond well to the medicine.
Treatment for latent TB infection
Treatment with isoniazid alone for 6 to 12 months will prevent active TB disease in most people who have a latent TB infectionClick here to see more information..1
Also, taking a combination of two antibiotics for 3 months is an effective way to treat latent TB.3 For this treatment, a health professional watches you take each dose of antibiotics, which helps prevent the TB bacteria from getting resistant to the antibiotics