Pyrazinamide

Pyrazinamide is known commercially as Pyrazinon.

This medication is an oral bactericide, widely used in the treatment for tuberculosis, when the initial medications do not work.

Pyrazinamide must be combined with other drugs to be effective against tuberculosis, since the bacteria in the disease can offer resistance if the drug is used in isolation.

Pyrazinamide Indications

Tuberculosis.

Side Effects of Pyrazinamide

Anemia; increased uric acid in the blood; yellowish color on the skin or eyes; pain when urinating; joint pain; skin allergies; lack of appetite; fever; malaise; nausea; liver problems; bleeding; sensitivity to light; vomiting.

Pyrazinamide contraindications

Pregnancy risk C; lactating women.

How to use Pyrazinamide

Adults and Teens

• Tuberculosis: Administer 15 to 30 mg of pyrazinamide per kg of body weight in a single dose, daily or administer 50 to 70 mg per kg of weight of the drug, 2 to 3 times a week.

Dose limit: 2 g per day, if the product is administered every day.