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