Pyrazinamide

🧮 Dose calculator

Tuberculosis · Regimen source: FDA Pyrazinamide · Dosage and Administration

• • Always with other TB drugs; CDC daily maximum 2 g. FDA Pyrazinamide · Dosage and Administration

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👥 Special populations

• 🤰 PregnancyUse with caution

  Label states no clear risk or has limited data; use only if needed, under medical advice. FDA Pyrazinamide · PREGNANCY

  “Teratogenic Effects – Pregnancy Category C Animal reproduction studies have not been conducted with pyrazinamide.”

• 🤱 BreastfeedingUse with caution

  Label: use with caution while breastfeeding; see the label text. FDA Pyrazinamide · NURSING MOTHERS

  “Pyrazinamide has been found in small amounts in breast milk.”

• 👶 ChildrenUse with caution

  The label has conditions, age limits or notes for children; the label sentence is quoted below. FDA Pyrazinamide · PEDIATRIC USE

  “Pyrazinamide regimens employed in adults are probably equally effective in pediatric patients. 4, 10, 11 Pyrazinamide appears to be well tolerated in pediatric patients.”

• 👴 Older adultsUse with caution

  Label: use with caution in older adults, usually starting at the low end of the dose range. FDA Pyrazinamide · GERIATRIC USE

  “In general, dose selection for an elderly patient should be cautious, usually starting at the low end of the dosing range, reflecting the greater frequency of decreased hepatic or renal function, and of concomitant disease or other drug therapy.”

• ⚥ Females & males of reproductive potentialNo data

  The source for this drug has no section for this group.