| The treatment of tuberculosis lasts a long period of | | | | skin rashes and intense itching. Generally Pyrazinamide |
| time, from six to nine months but it gives remarkably | | | | is recommended only in the first two months of |
| good results in patients. Only in some cases drugs are | | | | treatment but make sure you inform the doctor if |
| not bared by the patient and side effects appear. In | | | | any of these symptoms occur to you. |
| order to prevent them from happening the doctor | | | | If the patient takes other medication he must report |
| monitorizes closely the evolution of the patient by | | | | this thing to the doctor because some pills might |
| performing blood, urine tests and thoracic x-rays. | | | | interfere with the anti-tuberculosis treatment and |
| The doctor must be announced when nausea, | | | | others might not be effective if they get in contact |
| vomiting, fever and jaundice appear. Some patients | | | | with the anti-tuberculosis pills. |
| might develop a skin rash and bruises from the drugs, | | | | The treatment must be followed as prescribed and |
| others might feel numbness in hands or feet and | | | | taken for the period of time the doctor tells you so. |
| others might have visual problems. The doctor needs | | | | Even if the patient feels better the treatment must |
| to be informed if these kinds of situations appear | | | | be continued until the six months have passed |
| because he will change the treatment and will replace | | | | because the germs that have cause tuberculosis are |
| the harmful drugs with others suitable for the patient. | | | | not killed until the treatment is done and they might |
| In the process of treating tuberculosis, doctors use | | | | continue to infect the patient and the people who |
| certain drugs that might give certain side effects. For | | | | come in close contact with the patient. Also, by |
| example, Isoniazid can be responsible for the loss of | | | | taking the pills irregularly, the drug resistance might |
| appetite, for nausea, and for tingling in the hands and | | | | install and the doctor will have to change the |
| feet. Rifampicin can interfere with contraceptive pills | | | | treatment in order to make it effective again but the |
| treatment reducing their effect and can also stain the | | | | options are not numerous and the doctor will not |
| contact lenses of the patient. Ethambutol is known to | | | | have any more separate drugs to replace the others |
| cause visual problems so if you follow such a | | | | in a short while. |
| treatment you will periodically be checked by an | | | | It is important for the patient not to drink any alcohol |
| ophthalmologist to determine whether you can | | | | during the treatment as it can interfere with the |
| continue the treatment with Ethambutol or not. | | | | drugs and cause toxicity, affecting the liver. |
| Pyrazinamide can cause a loss of appetite, nausea, | | | | |