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Continuation phase of treatment of active TB

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The continuation phase of treatment of tuberculosis consists of double therapy for four months:

  • rifampicin

  • isoniazid (with pyridoxine)

·Patients with active meningeal TB should be offered: -

  • isoniazid (with pyridoxine), rifampicin, pyrazinamide and ethambutol for 2months
  • then isoniazid (with pyridoxine) and rifampicin for a further 10 months.
  • a glucocorticoid

The summary of product characteristics must be consulted before the aforementioned drugs are prescribed.

Reference:

  1. NICE (January 2016). Tuberculosis

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