Toszinamide
Toszinamide Products are primarily used for
Tuberculosis (TB)
About Toszinamide Products
Toszinamide Products side effects
Common
Side Effects of Toszinamide are Hepatitis (viral infection of liver), Joint pain, Nausea, Vomiting, Abdominal pain.
Severe
Side Effects of Toszinamide are Fever, General discomfort, Liver tenderness, Hepatomegaly (enlarged liver), Enlarged spleen, Decreased appetite, Flushing (sense of warmth in the face, ears, neck and trunk), Discomfort when urinating.
How Toszinamide Products work
Pyrazinamide is an antitubercular medicine. In the body, it gets converted to pyrazinoic acid. This pyrazinoic acid inhibits fatty acid synthase I (bacterial enzyme), which is essential for bacterial growth. Thus, it works as a bacteriocidal to prohibit their growth and treats tuberculosis.
Patient Concerns about Toszinamide Products
Frequently asked questions about Toszinamide Products
Frequently asked questions about Pyrazinamide
Q. What is Toszinamide 500mg Tablet and what is it used for?
Toszinamide 500mg Tablet is an antibiotic. It is used in combination with other antibiotics in the treatment of tuberculosis
Q. Is Toszinamide 500mg Tablet bactericidal?
Toszinamide 500mg Tablet is both a bacteriostatic and a bactericidal antibiotic. It stops the growth of bacteria (bacteriostatic) in certain cases and kills (bactericidal) the tuberculosis causing bacteria in other cases
Q. How does Toszinamide 500mg Tablet work/treat tuberculosis?
Toszinamide 500mg Tablet kills or stops growth of bacteria that causes tuberculosis (Mycobacterium tuberculosis). The exact mechanism of action for Toszinamide 500mg Tablet is not known
Q. How does Toszinamide 500mg Tablet cause hyperuricemia and gout?
Following oral intake of Toszinamide 500mg Tablet, it gets converted in the body to pyrazinoic acid (active chemical form of Toszinamide 500mg Tablet). Pyrazinoic acid blocks the excretion of urates (salt form of uric acid) by the kidneys. This causes an increase in blood levels of uric acid (hyperuricemia). Excess uric acid accumulation between joints causes pain, swelling, redness and stiffness in joints (gout).
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