Indications And Dose
Tuberculosis, in combination with other drugs (standard unsupervised 6-month treatment) ▶BY MOUTH, OR BY INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTION, OR BY INTRAVENOUS INJECTION ▶Child: 10 mg/kg once daily (max. per dose 300 mg) for 6 months (initial and continuation phases) ▶Adult: 300 mg daily for 6 months (initial and continuation phases) Tuberculosis, in combination with other drugs (intermittent supervised 6-month treatment) (under expert supervision) ▶BY MOUTH, OR BY INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTION, OR BY INTRAVENOUS INJECTION ▶Child: 15 mg/kg 3 times a week (max. per dose 900 mg) for 6 months (initial and continuation phases) ▶Adult: 15 mg/kg 3 times a week (max. per dose 900 mg) for 6 months (initial and continuation phases) Prevention of tuberculosis in susceptible close contacts or those who have become tuberculin positive ▶INITIALLY BY MOUTH, OR BY INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTION, OR BY INTRAVENOUS INJECTION ▶Child 1 month–11 years: 10 mg/kg daily (max. per dose 300 mg) for 6 months, alternatively (by mouth) 10 mg/kg daily (max. per dose 300 mg) for 3 months, to be taken in combination with rifampicin ▶Child 12–17 years: 300 mg daily for 6 months, alternatively (by mouth) 300 mg daily for 3 months, to be taken in combination with rifampicin ▶Adult: 300 mg daily for 6 months, alternatively (by mouth) 300 mg daily for 3 months, to be taken in combination with rifampicin
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