If patients can't afford the inh ...
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Medical QuackPosted
Mon 10 Nov 2008 4:19pm
If patients can't afford the inhalers, make your own? Get a plastic soda bottle or a Styrofoam cup....BD
When an asthma attack occurs, many sufferers use a device - a "spacer" - to increase the chances that rescue medicine travels from an inhaler all the way down to the airways where it is needed. A new review of studies found no differen ...
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Tuberculosis, XDR-TB and Personalized Medicine!!
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Dr. Steve MurphyPosted
Wed 22 Oct 2008 6:18pm
(Isoniazid and Rifampin) and additionally to three or more of the six classes of second-line drugs"
So why post about tuberculosis in a personalized medicine/genetics blog? The answer... therapy.
Recently this year there have been many publications on the molecular identification of resistance genes.
Several genes, including
katG, inhA, kasA and ahpC, have been
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Mycobacterial PD peritonitis
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Matt S.Posted
Tue 25 Jan 2011 11:08am
and sometimes a peritoneal biopsy is necessary.
The International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis recommends treatment with isoniazid, rifampin, pyrazinamide and ofloxacin. Three months for pyrazinamide and ofloxacin; with at least 12 months of isoniazid and rifampin. Pyridoxine should be given with isoniazid to reduce the risk of peripheral neuropathy
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New treatment option for latent ...
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Dr. Rubens D.Posted
Fri 23 Jan 2009 4:34pm
treatment with a drug called isoniazid," explained Dr. Menzies. "The side effects with rifampin are much less frequent, particularly liver toxicity - which is the most serious risk of the traditional therapy with isoniazid. In addition patients are much more likely to complete this treatment - another big drawback to the nine month standard therapy."
Patients who
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Unusual Causes of Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis
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Matt S.Posted
Wed 13 Aug 2008 12:00am
(NRTIs) used in the treatment of HIV which may cause mitochondrial toxicity; metformin, linezolid, and isoniazid may also cause lactic acidosis.
-5-oxoproline accumulation, a rare
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What is "off-label" use of drugs and is it legal?
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stuartPosted
Tue 17 Nov 2009 10:20pm
trigeminal neuralgia and bladder dysfunction (labeled as an anticonvulsant drug)
Isoniazid (Nydrazid) to treat intention tremor in MS (labeled as an antibiotic used to treat
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Tremors and Multiple Sclerosis
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stuartPosted
Tue 17 Nov 2009 10:20pm
for tremor. Varying degrees of success have been reported with agents such as: the anti-tuberculosis agent, isoniazid (INH); the antihistimines Atarax® and Vistaril® ( hydroxyzine
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Coping with Lupus: Fact #17 – Drug-induced lupus is reversible!
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Lupus AdventurerPosted
Thu 17 May 2012 10:00am
Coping with Lupus: Drug-induced lupus is a lupus-like disease caused by taking specific prescription drugs.
Drug-induced lupus is reversible!
The Lupus Foundation of America (LFA) reports that “drug-induced lupus accounts for about 10 percent of all lupus cases and is caused by high doses of certain medications. The symptoms of dr ...
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Taking Lessons from Infectious Disease
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Carrie A.Posted
Tue 26 Aug 2008 4:05pm
of the people diagnosed with TB (at least in the city where I was) were addicted to drugs, typically crack cocaine. In an addict's eyes, crack is much more fun to take than isoniazidRead on »
What's wrong with meds?
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Carrie A.Posted
Sun 21 Dec 2008 10:21am
?
I guess you could say that insulin is "optional" for diabetics, or that rifampin and isoniazid are "optional" for people with tuberculosis. Let's not talk about chemo
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