[HTML][HTML] Treating tuberculosis with high doses of anti-TB drugs: mechanisms and outcomes

Y Xu, J Wu, S Liao, Z Sun - Annals of clinical microbiology and …, 2017 - Springer
… In such conditions, administration of higher doses can … treatment outcomes of clinical trials
that were conducted to test the efficacy of administration of high dose of anti-tuberculosis drugs

The case for using higher doses of first line anti-tuberculosis drugs to optimize efficacy

S Goutelle, L Bourguignon, P Maire… - Current …, 2014 - ingentaconnect.com
… It is likely that higher doses of ethambutol would be associated with higher antibacterial effect,
but the dose-related ocular toxicity of the drug precludes such practice. For isoniazid, dose

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of the efficacy of new anti-tuberculosis drugs

DA Mitchison, GR Davies - The open infectious diseases journal, 2008 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
… Prospects for further shortening of treatment rest with the introduction of higher dosage
with rifamycins and with new anti-tuberculosis drugs. These new drugs include the 8 …

New anti-tuberculosis drugs and regimens: 2015 update

L D'Ambrosio, R Centis, G Sotgiu, E Pontali… - ERJ Open …, 2015 - Eur Respiratory Soc
… In a phase II randomised, placebo-controlled, multinational clinical trial in patients with
MDR-TB, delamanid administered for 2 months at two different drug doses (100 and 200 mg twice …

Prescriptions and dosages of anti-tuberculosis drugs in the National Tuberculosis Control Programme of Malawi

AD Harries, F Gausi… - The International Journal of …, 2004 - ingentaconnect.com
… Whatever the reasons, prescribing anti-tuberculosis drugs incorrectly results in drug dosages
being frequently too high or too low, and this should be discouraged. District TB officers …

Therapeutic drug monitoring in anti-tuberculosis treatment: a systematic review and meta-analysis

L Mota, K Al-Efraij, JR Campbell… - … of Tuberculosis and …, 2016 - ingentaconnect.com
… 2 h post-dose drug concentrations (C2h) for first-line drugs and 12 studies that reported
clinical outcomes. We pooled data by study quality, design, region, dosing modality and patient …

[HTML][HTML] Pharmacokinetics and dose response of anti-TB drugs in rat infection model of tuberculosis

N Kumar, KG Vishwas, M Kumar, J Reddy, M Parab… - Tuberculosis, 2014 - Elsevier
… Robust and physiologically relevant infection models are required to investigate
pharmacokinetic–pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) correlations for anti-tuberculosis agents at preclinical …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of renal function-based anti-tuberculosis drug dosage adjustment on efficacy and safety outcomes in pulmonary tuberculosis complicated with chronic …

N Saito, Y Yoshii, Y Kaneko, A Nakashima… - BMC Infectious …, 2019 - Springer
Dosages of anti-tuberculosis (TB) drugs are recommended to be adjusted according to renal
function for … However, the efficacy and safety outcomes of such renal function-based dosage

Treatment outcomes and tolerability of the revised WHO anti-tuberculosis drug dosages for children

M Nansumba, E Kumbakumba… - … of Tuberculosis and …, 2018 - ingentaconnect.com
… In conclusion, our study confirms the good tolerability of the WHO-recommended increased
anti-tuberculosis drug dosage in children, especially with regard to the risk of hepatotoxicity, …

Evolving larger: dosing anti-tuberculosis (TB) drugs in an obese world

RG Hall II - Current Pharmaceutical Design, 2015 - ingentaconnect.com
dosing anti-tuberculosis drugs according to ideal body weight and provide dosing caps for
most first-line agents. … of weight on the pharmacokinetics of first-line anti-tuberculosis drugs. …