TB meds Flashcards
1
Q
Side effects of rifampicin
A
Hepatitis
Orange discolouration of tears/urine (stains contact lenses)
Inactivates the pill
Cold and flu like symptoms
2
Q
Side effects of isoniazid?
A
Hepatitis
Agranulocytosis
Neuropathy
3
Q
Side effects of ethambutol?
A
Optic neuritis (colour vision is the first to go)
4
Q
Side effects of pyrazinamide?
A
Hepatitis, arthralgia
5
Q
When is pyrazinamide contraindicated?
A
In gout, or in porphyria
6
Q
Which TB drugs can cause hepatitis?
A
RIP
7
Q
Neuropathy
A
Isoniazid
8
Q
Agranulocytosis
A
Isoniazid
9
Q
Inactivation of the pill
A
Rifampicin
10
Q
Orange discolouration of tears and urine?
A
Rifampicin
11
Q
Flu-like syndrome with intermittent use?
A
Rifampicin
12
Q
Arthalgia
A
Pyrazinamide
13
Q
Contraindicated in acute gout and porphyria?
A
Pyrazinamide