Antimycobacterial drugs Tuberculosis
Treatment of mycobacterial infections is complicated due: Limited information regarding antimycobacterial drug actions development of resistance The intracellular location of mycobacteria Chronic nature of the infection Patient compliance
Tuberculosis Supervised & unsupervised treatment Initial phase & continuation phase
Initial phase 2 months Isoniazid Rifampicin Pyrazinamide Ethambutol Streptomycin
Continuation phase 4 months Isoniazid rifampicin
Pregnancy and breastfeeding Children
Prevention of tuberculosis Reactivation of previously latent disease prophylaxis for close contacts
Monitoring Hepatic function Renal function (streptomycin & ethambutol)
Isoniazid INH cheap and highly effective Cornerstone in any treatment protocol
Mechanism of action Mycolic acid cell wall synthesis
Pharmacokinetics Oral administration Genetic control of acetylation
Side effects Neurotoxicity (pyridoxine) Hepatotoxicity Hemolysis
Rifampin (rifampicin) Essential drug for tuberculosis Antibacterial spectrum DNA-dependant RNA polymerase
Pharmacokinetics Oral administration Red orange excretions
Side effects Heptotoxicity Drug interactions –Contraceptive
Rifabutin AIDS M. avium complex
Ethambutol Arbinosyl transferase arabinogalactan
oral administration Renal excretion
Side effects Dose-dependant visual disturbance Snellen chart Reversible
Pyrazinamide Bacteriocidal active against growing intracellular dividing forms of M. tuberculosis Pyrazinoic acid First 2-3 months Tuberculosis meningitis
Side effects Nongouty polyarthralgia Hepatotoxicity
Streptomycin Ototoxicity Nephrotoxicity
Alternative drugs Less effective More serious side effects
Alternative drugs Amikacin Ciprofloxacin and ofloxacin Ethionamide (GIT and neurological) P-aminosalicylic acid
Leprosy (M. leprae) Triple therapy Dapsone Clofazimine Rifampin 6-24 months
Dapsone Structurally related to sulfonamide M. leprae Pneumocyctis jiroveci Folate biosynthesis S.E: hemolysis
Clofazimine DNA replication Red brown discoloration of the skin Anti-inflammatory effects