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TB treatment has to involve three or four different kinds
of antibiotics given in combination over six to nine months.
Multiple medicines are necessary to prevent the emergence
of resistance, which would lead to treatment failure and
the catastrophe of multiple drug-resistant organisms.
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| The "essential top four"
medicines for the treatment of TB are Isoniazid*,
Rifampicin*, Pyrazinamide*
and Ethambutol*. |
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| The Eradicate
Tuberculosis web site has been developed by Genus Pharmaceuticals.
It is designed to help raise awareness and improve understanding
of tuberculosis (TB), history, UK and global review and treatments.
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| For additional information and latest
news releases about tuberculosis, please go to the World
Health Organization web site. |
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- * Key suppliers of TB treatment products:
- Isoniazid - Glaxo
- Rifampicin - Sanofi-Aventis
- Pyrazinamide - Genus Pharmaceuticals
- Ethambutol - Genus Pharmaceuticals
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