Pyrazide
About Pyrazide Products
Uses of Pyrazide Products
Pyrazinamide is used in combination with other antibiotics for the treatment of tuberculosis (TB - a serious infection caused by bacteria that affects the lungs and in certain cases other parts of the body).
.Pyrazide Products side effects
Common
Side Effects of Pyrazide are Jaundice, Hepatitis (viral infection of liver), Increased liver enzymes, Joint pain.
How Pyrazide Products work
Pyrazinamide is an antibiotic. It works by slowing the growth of bacteria that causes tuberculosis.
Patient Concerns about Pyrazide Products
Frequently asked questions about Pyrazide Products
Frequently asked questions about Pyrazinamide
Q. What is Pyrazide 750 Tablet and what is it used for?
Pyrazide 750 Tablet is an antibiotic. It is used in combination with other antibiotics in the treatment of tuberculosis
Q. Is Pyrazide 750 Tablet bactericidal?
Pyrazide 750 Tablet is both a bacteriostatic and a bactericidal antibiotic. It stops the growth of bacteria (bacteriostatic) in certain cases and kills (bactericidal) the tuberculosis causing bacteria in other cases
Q. How does Pyrazide 750 Tablet work/treat tuberculosis?
Pyrazide 750 Tablet kills or stops growth of bacteria that causes tuberculosis (Mycobacterium tuberculosis). The exact mechanism of action for Pyrazide 750 Tablet is not known
Q. How does Pyrazide 750 Tablet cause hyperuricemia and gout?
Following oral intake of Pyrazide 750 Tablet, it gets converted in the body to pyrazinoic acid (active chemical form of Pyrazide 750 Tablet). Pyrazinoic acid blocks the excretion of urates (salt form of uric acid) by the kidneys. This causes an increase in blood levels of uric acid (hyperuricemia). Excess uric acid accumulation between joints causes pain, swelling, redness and stiffness in joints (gout).
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