ANTITUBERCULAR MEDICATIONS

Course overview

ANTITUBERCULAR MEDICATIONS: RIFAMPIN, ISONIAZID, PYRAZINAMIDE, AND ETHAMBUTOL ARE FDA APPROVED TO TREAT MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS INFECTIONS. ANTITUBERCULAR MEDICATIONS ARE A GROUP OF DRUGS USED TO TREAT TUBERCULOSIS. TUBERCULOSIS (TB) IS A DISEASE CAUSED BY MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS (M-TB), AN ACID-FAST AEROBIC BACTERIA THAT CAN GROW ON GRAM STAIN AS EITHER GRAM-POSITIVE OR GRAM-NEGATIVE. THIS REVIEW WILL OUTLINE THE INDICATIONS, CONTRAINDICATIONS, AND OTHER ASPECTS OF THESE DRUGS.