作者: Malcolm A. Steele , Roger M. Des Prez
关键词: Drug 、 Side effect 、 Pyrazinamide 、 Tuberculosis 、 Internal medicine 、 Chemotherapy regimen 、 Medicine 、 Chemotherapy 、 Salvage therapy 、 Isoniazid 、 Surgery
摘要: Pyrazinamide is an antituberculosis drug synthesized in the 1950s and formerly used only as salvage therapy. Recent developments have elevated it to a central role tuberculosis chemotherapy essential addition isoniazid rifampin which makes possible successfully complete treatment six months. This accomplished with no increase hepatotoxicity. The substantial side effect of this given at dosage for duration these six-month regimens polyarthralgia bothersome not sufficient warrant interruption More rarely, acute gout produced. early history pharmacology now first line are reviewed herein. (Chest 1988; 94:842-44)