TB drugs Flashcards
1
Q
Metabolized in the liver by N acetyltransferase(NAT)
Excreted as hydrszone metabolites and unchanged in urine
A
Isoniazid
2
Q
DOC to prevent peripheral neuropathies in isoniazid
A
B6. Pyridoxine
3
Q
inhibits RNA polymerase
A
Rifampicin
4
Q
can treat leprosy and meningococcal carriage
H.influenza prophylaxis in children
A
Rifampicin
5
Q
inhibits ARABINOSYL transferase
dose related toxicity
A
Ethambutol
6
Q
Toxic dose of ethambutol and effects
A
> 25 mg/kg
retrobulbar neuritis; red green color blindness
7
Q
Hepatotoxicity
Hyperurecemia
A
PZA
8
Q
30s aminoglycoside
A
Streptomycin
9
Q
Ototoxicity
Nephrotoxicity
Dose related SE
A
Streptomycin
10
Q
3 drugs OK for pregnancy
A
INH
EMB
RIF
11
Q
causes congenital deafness
A
streptomycin