Daily drug regimen for TB

Q.  Which of the following constitutes the new regimen of TB treatment?

1) Daily drug regimen
2) Intermittent Drug regimen
3) Tailor made drug dosages
- Published on 04 Apr 16

a. 1, 3
b. 2, 3
c. 1, 2
d. All of the above

ANSWER: 1, 3
 
  • The Central TB Division has undergone major shift in policy from the intermittent drug regimen (wherein TB patients were being administered drugs thrice a week) to the daily drug regimen.
  • WHO was for daily drug regime since 2010.
  • Instead of several individual drugs, patients will be put on fixed drug combinations, i.e., three or more drugs as a single dose, to reduce the pill burden and to simplify the treatment for the patient. The dosages are in four specific weight bands.
  • As per Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP), the pilot project is going on in 5 states, 104 districts which include all the 14 districts of Kerala.
  • The hurdles in effective implementation are – drug procurement logistics and huge volume of patients.

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