Pyrazinamide : Before Using - pms-Pyrazinamide, Tebrazid

Pyrazinamide - Systemic

Brand Names

pms-Pyrazinamide, Tebrazid Pyrazinamide *** Before Using *** How to Use *** Fore Safe Use *** Side Effects

Before Using

In deciding to using a medication, the chance of taking the drug must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you will make. For pyrazinamide, the following must be considered

Allergic reaction

Tell your family doctor if you have any unusual or allergy to pyrazinamide or to ethionamide - Trecator-SC, isoniazid - INH, Nydrazid, or niacin - Nicobid, nicotinic acid. Also tell your health care professional if you are allergic to any other substances, such as foods, preservatives, or dyes.

Pregnancy care

Studies on effects in pregnancy have not been done in either humans or pets.

Breast-feeding problem

Pyrazinamide passes into the breast milk in small amounts.

Use for Children

Pyrazinamide has been using in child and, in effective doses, has not been reported to cause various side effects or problems in children than it does in adults.

Elderly care

Many medication have not been studied specifically in elderly people. Therefore, it may not be known whether they work exactly the same way they do in adults people. Although there is no special info comparing pyrazinamide in the elderly with use in other age groups, this drug is not expected to cause various side effects or problems in elderly people than it does in adults people.

Drug interactions

Although certain medication must not be using together at all, in other cases two various medication may be using together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your family doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. Tell your health care professional if you are taking any other prescription or nonprescription - over-the-counter "OTC " drug.

Other Information for using

The presence of other medical problems may effect the use of pyrazinamide. Make sure you tell your family doctor if you have any other medical problems, especially:

Gout - history of Pyrazinamide may worsen or cause a gout attack in diseaseds with a history of gout

Liver disease - severe Patients with severe liver disease who take pyrazinamide may have an increase in side effects