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What Causes Itching On Throat When On TB Medication?

helo doc my friend is suffering from tb , he is taking medicine from 5month , doc advised him to take medicine for 9 months, his dose was myrin p forte three cupsole , 1 inh 50mg, 1 vita 6 tab, after three month doc change his medicine to rimactal inh 300mg, n 1 vita 6, is it right treatment? he often suffers from itching of throat, is it due to tb, or pain , mild pain in the chest, he have showding wid cavitation in the left lung, right lung clear..
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Myrin-P Forte is a fixed-dose combination tablet containing rifampicin (RMP, 150 mg), isoniazid (INH, 75 mg), ethambutol (EMB) hydrochloride (275 mg) and pyrazinamide (PZA, 400 mg) developed for the treatment of tuberculosis.
Yes he getting the right treatment.
Yes itching in throat seems to be due to allergy or viral/bacterial infection. Take cetrizine, fexofenadine or loratadine for relief.
Get liver enzymes monitored.

Happy to take more queries! You can also write a review for me. If you would like some more information, I will be happy to provide.
Take care!
Dr. Sheetal Verma
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What Causes Itching On Throat When On TB Medication?

Thanks for your query at HCM! I am Infectious Disease Specialist! I went through your query! Myrin-P Forte is a fixed-dose combination tablet containing rifampicin (RMP, 150 mg), isoniazid (INH, 75 mg), ethambutol (EMB) hydrochloride (275 mg) and pyrazinamide (PZA, 400 mg) developed for the treatment of tuberculosis. Yes he getting the right treatment. Yes itching in throat seems to be due to allergy or viral/bacterial infection. Take cetrizine, fexofenadine or loratadine for relief. Get liver enzymes monitored. Happy to take more queries! You can also write a review for me. If you would like some more information, I will be happy to provide. Take care! Dr. Sheetal Verma Infectious Disease Specialist