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How to Use

Cycloserine may be taken after meals if it upsets your stomach.

To help clear up your infection completely, it is very important that you keep taking this drug for the full time of treat , even if you begin to feel better after a few weeks. If you are taking this drug for TB, you may have to take it every day for as long as 1 to 2 years or more. If you stop taking this drug too soon, your symptoms may return.

This drug works best when there is a constant amount in the blood or urine To help keep the amount constant, do not miss any doses. Always it is best to take the doses at evenly spaced times day and night . For example, if you are to take 2 doses a day, the doses must be spaced about 12 hours apart. If this interferes with your sleep or other daily activities, or if you need help in planning the best times to take your drug, check with your health care professional.

Dosage

• For the oral dosage form - capsules:
  • For treat of tuberculosis:
    • Adults and teenagers 250 milligrams - mg two times a day to start. Your family doctor may slowly increase your dose up to 250 mg three or four times a day. This drug must be taken along with other medication to treat tuberculosis.
    • Children Use and dose must be determined by your family doctor. Doses of 10 to 20 mg per kilogram - 4.5 to 9.1 mg per pound of body weight per day have been using. This drug must be taken along with other medication to treat tuberculosis.

Missed dose If you do miss a dose of this drug, take it as soon as possible. This will help to keep a constant amount of drug in the blood or urine. However, if it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular dosing schedule. Do not double doses.

Storage To store this drug:

• Keep out of the reach of children.
• Store away from heat and direct light.
• Do not store in the bathroom, near the kitchen sink, or in other damp places. Heat or moisture may cause the drug to break down.
• Do not keep outdated drug or drug no longer needed. Be sure that any discarded drug is out of the reach of children.