Active ingredients:

Pyrazinamide - 500 mg.

PYRAZINAMIDE is an antituberculous agent active against strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis resistant to other first and second line antituberculous agents. Pyrazinamide is active only at an acid pH, and it is therefore active mainly on the tubercle bacilli located within the cell.. It is especially effective in patients with initially detected destructive tuberculosis.

Indications

• indicated in patients with active tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. PYRAZINAMIDE is not active against the atypical mycobacteria. PYRAZINAMIDE should only be given in combination with other antituberculous agents.

Dosage and pharmaceutical form:

tablets 500 mg, 10 tablets in blister, 5 blisters in package.