Side Effect of Anti-Tuberculosis Chemotherapy:
Most people have no side effect from the following chemotherapy. You should consult your doctor if you have the following side effect.
1) Isoniazid
- Fatigue
- Headache
- Concentration disturbance
- Skin rash
2) Pyrazinamide
- Stomach-intestine disorder
- Arthritic pain
- Skin rash
3) Rifampicin
- Stomach-intestine disorder
- Skin rash
- Other medicine can loose their effectiveness because of drug interaction; should you take contraceptive pill or medicine that thin the blood, do consult your doctor
- Appearance of red discoloration of the urine, stool and other body-fluids. The red colouring-matter can damage contact lenses permanently
4) Streptomycin
- Dizziness
- Deafness
- Skin rash
5) Ethambutol
- To differentiate colors more difficult, sometime one's vision is impaired
Do not hesitate to contact your doctor, or the doctor or nurse of the Health Centre against Tuberculosis if :
- you have doubt in using the right medicine,
- you have any complaints about the medicine, or
- you have other questions about the treatment.