Pyrazinamide 500mg
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Pyrazinamide, the pyrazine analogue of nicotinamide, is an antituberculous agent. It is a white crystalline powder, stable at room temperature, and...
Pyrazinamide Guide
- Summary
- Why it is Prescribed
- How it Works
- Other Information
- Overdose
- Precautions
- Possible Side Effects
- Storage Conditions
Why it is Prescribed
Pyrazinamide kills or stops the growth of certain bacteria that cause tuberculosis (TB). It is used with other drugs to treat tuberculosis. This medication is sometimes prescribed for other uses; ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.
How it Works
Pyrazinamide comes as a tablet to take by mouth. It usually is taken once a day (at the same time each day) or in larger doses twice a week. Pyrazinamide may be taken with or without food. Follow the directions on your prescription label carefully, and ask your pharmacist or doctor to explain any part you do not understand. Take pyrazinamide exactly as directed. Do not take more or less of it or take it more often than ...
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Encyclopedia: Pyrazinamide
Pyrazinamide is a drug used to treat tuberculosis in afflicted patients. The drug is largely bacteriostatic, but can be bacteriocidal on actively replicating tuberculosis bacteria. The abbreviations PZA and Z are standard, and used commonly in the medical literature. The abbreviation P stands for penicillin, or in the context of tuberculosis treatment, stands for para-aminosalicylic acid. , 20&-;25&;mg/kg daily, or , 50&-;70&;mg/kg three times a week. The British Thoracic Society...
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Pyrazinamide?
Any one can give me sites or tell me how pyrazinamide is made? Can it...
Any one can give me sites or tell me how pyrazinamide is made? Can it...
The best way to make it would be from pyrazine-2-carboxylic acid. React the acid with SOCl2 to make the acid chloride, and then quench the acid chloride in an excess of...
Asked by tan K - 20 months ago
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Rifater 50mg;300mg;120mg
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RIFATER (rifampin/isoniazid/pyrazinamide) tablets are combination tablets containing 120 mg rifampin, 50 mg isoniazid, and 300 mg pyrazinamide for use...