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What Is The Medication For TB?
dear sir i sandeep kumar chaturvedi , my brother name aditya bhatt he is sufferin from TB (ABDOM) , sir last night he some pain in his head and he is lay down . he is also member of liverpool acdamey in pune , this case is in the prastice section of four hours. he is starting his medicen septmeber 8 ,2013 and now he completed nine month of his course of tTB . Dear Sir , give me a best suggestion for my brother Thanks & Regard Sandeep Kumar Chaturvedi
Thu, 13 Nov 2014
Hello
Your brother has taken full treatment ( assumed that anti tubercular treatment was according to WHO standard).
Hope at present he don't have any signs and symptoms .
So first of all consult your treating physician as different physician advise different duration for anti tubercular drug.
If tuberculin pcr test is negative , don't having any sign and symptoms , blood tests are normal , physical examination is also normal then you can stop the treatment .
But about the stopping the final decision will be taken by treating physician , so consult and get his opinion.
Few doctor also advise anti tubercular treatment for 18 months but all depend on signs , symptoms , physical condition of patient.
Good luck.
Your brother has taken full treatment ( assumed that anti tubercular treatment was according to WHO standard).
Hope at present he don't have any signs and symptoms .
So first of all consult your treating physician as different physician advise different duration for anti tubercular drug.
If tuberculin pcr test is negative , don't having any sign and symptoms , blood tests are normal , physical examination is also normal then you can stop the treatment .
But about the stopping the final decision will be taken by treating physician , so consult and get his opinion.
Few doctor also advise anti tubercular treatment for 18 months but all depend on signs , symptoms , physical condition of patient.
Good luck.
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