Antibiotics · Antitubercular
Pyrazinamide
Dose
25 mg/kg PO OD (max 2 g) during 2-month intensive phase.
Use
Sterilising activity in intensive-phase TB treatment.
Monitoring
LFTs, uric acid if arthralgia, glucose in diabetics.
Side effects
- • Hepatotoxicity
- • Hyperuricaemia/gout
- • Arthralgia
- • Photosensitivity
Related in WardRound
Always confirm dose against your local formulary / BNF before prescribing.
