What is the medication for PTB?
Patient: Hi doctor, I just want to know what I can furthet do to ease my fear. I m on my 6th days taking quadtab.in my 1st 2 days I ve got fever the whole night, and I went back to my pulmonary doctor the next day, asking for her opinion.she told me to take tylenol 650mg every 5 hrs for fever.I felt very uncomfortable taking this quadtab still light fever goes on evrytime I take this treatment.is their any other pills aside from quadtab, in treatment of ptb? Thank you. Doctor: Hi,Welcome to HCM.I understand your concern about recurring fever but it is one of the symptoms of tuberculosis. Quadtab is a combination of four drugs which are first line drugs used in treatment of tuberculosis. These include rifampicin, isoniazid, ethambutol and pyrazinamide. These are drugs of choice to be given as intensive therapy.There are other drugs which are used as second line drugs only when first line drugs are not effective. This is followed because patients develop resistance to TB treatment very easily. I suggest you continue the treatment as suggested by your treating doctor and the fever will reduce within 2-3 days.Also please complete the full course of treatment.Thanks.