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What is Isoniazid?

Isoniazid is an antitubercular agent used in the treatment of susceptible tuberculosis infections and for treatment of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI). Read more...Click to read more below

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Tuberculosis 4 1 Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 3 0
Prevent infection 2 0
prevention of TB 2 1 Efficacy_major
prophylactic med given just as a precaution for TB hx as a child, allergic reaction 2 2 Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Doctor recommendation 1 0

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 2
Moderate
 0
Mild
 1
None
 1

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Isoniazid

Nausea 1
Elevated liver enzymes 1
Elevated AST 1
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) 1

Reported Dosages

  100 mg daily 300 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 9 Number of Patients: 9  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Isoniazid (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe 2   Side effects too severe: 33%
Course of treatment ended 2   Course of treatment ended: 33%
Did not seem to work 1   Did not seem to work: 17%

See all 5 patients who’ve stopped taking Isoniazid

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Isoniazid

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0

Stopped Taking Isoniazid

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Isoniazid

Always
 3 75%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 1 25%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Isoniazid

Very
 1 25%
Somewhat
 1 25%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 2 50%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Isoniazid

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 3 100%

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Report created on February 11, 2012.