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Should I Take All The Tablets Together?

hello
I am diagnosed with TB, doctor recommended AKT 4 tablets.
Do I am suppose to take all 4 tabs together empty stomach or there is some other pattern (Red tab empty stomach and other 3 after lunch or diner)?

Should I take any other medicine also along with AKT4 i.e. Pyridoxine Hcl tabs?

Thanks
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hello
The standard WHO recommended treatment is to take these 4 tablets together ( rifampicin , ethambutol, isoniazide, pyrazinamide ) as an anti tubercular treatment . You can also take pyridoxine without any side effect with .
When such patient visit I also advise to take some proton pump inhibitors on empty stomach for nausea caused by these drugs .
Rifampicin better absorb on empty stomach but after 1 hour of lunch or dinner you can take all these tablet ( equally effective).
Hope this will be useful for you.
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Should I Take All The Tablets Together?

Hello The standard WHO recommended treatment is to take these 4 tablets together ( rifampicin , ethambutol, isoniazide, pyrazinamide ) as an anti tubercular treatment . You can also take pyridoxine without any side effect with . When such patient visit I also advise to take some proton pump inhibitors on empty stomach for nausea caused by these drugs . Rifampicin better absorb on empty stomach but after 1 hour of lunch or dinner you can take all these tablet ( equally effective). Hope this will be useful for you.