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My age 31, weight 53, taking tb medicine from last 24 days daily for knee - rifampin 450 mg, isoniazid 300 mg, pyrazinamide 750 & 500 mg, ethambutol 600 mg, is this right combination of medicine.
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No dose of rifampicin, pyrazinamide and combutol is not as per your weight.
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Yes side effect of any of the drugs.
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Increase dose of ethambutol to 1000 mg if no side effects to it. Can also increase dose of rifampicin to 500 mg (50 mg in form of syp). If tolerated pza can also be increased to 1500 mg .kindly confirm with your doctor as side effects are common with att.
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