Constituents of Patient-wise Boxes [PWB] for Isoniazid [H] Mono/Poly DR-TB Regimen

Constituents of Patient-wise Boxes [PWB] for Isoniazid [H] Mono/Poly DR-TB Regimen

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Constituents of Patient-wise Boxes [PWB] for Isoniazid [H] Mono/Poly DR-TB Regimen

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Standard Patient-wise Boxes (PWBs) are constituted for TB patients initiated on Isoniazid (H) Mono/ Poly Drug-resistant TB (DR-TB) regimen.

This regimen has no segregation in terms of Intensive Phase (IP) or Continuation Phase (CP), hence drugs are provided in a single type of PWB.

Table: Constituents of standard PWB (6 months) of H mono/ poly DR-TB regimen; Source: Guidelines for PMDT, India 2021, p134

STANDARD PWB		CONTINUE	FOR	COMPLETE	TREATMENT
Drugs	Strength	16-29 kg	30-45 kg	46-70 kg	>70 kg
Tab. Levofloxacin	250/ 500 mg	250 mg *180 tab	250 mg 180 tab + 500 mg 180 tab	500 mg *360 tab	500 mg *360 tab
Tab. Rifampicin	150/ 300/ 450 mg	300 mg *180 tab	450 mg *180 tab	300 mg *360 tab	300 mg 360 tab + 150 mg 180 tab
Tab. Ethambutol	400/ 800 mg	400 mg *180 tab	800 mg *180 tab	400 mg 180 tab + 800 mg 180 tab	800 mg *360 tab
Tab. Pyrazinamide	500/ 750 mg	750 mg *180 tab	750 mg 180 tab + 500 mg 180 tab	750 mg 180 tab + 500 mg 360 tab	750 mg 360 tab + 500 mg 180 tab
Tab. Pyridoxine	50/100 mg	50 mg *30 tab	100 mg *30 tab	100 mg *30 tab	100 mg *30 tab
^*No separate box for IP and CP.

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