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I had a normal TB 3 years back. I was 22 years then. I have forgotten the drug names I took but it was 6 pills per day to be taken at morning with only half gla

I had a normal TB 3 years back. I was 22 years then. I have forgotten the drug names I took but it was 6 pills per day to be taken at morning with only half glass of water. I took that for 6 months. I am from India so not sure if any advanced country treats normal TB with less number of pills. But what I can say is that taking those pills in daily in empty stomach was unbearable, many times I thought to giveup but the love for my family kept me going. I can't imagine what those people are going through who are taking 40 pills a day. If FDA approved Pretomanid then in my opinion they should take more people into the trial.

nimz 7y ago
You must have taken the standard RIPE therapy which consists of 4 powerful drugs: rifampin, isoniazid, pyrazinamide, and ethambutol. Plus sometimes doctors add some other pills to control specific side effects a patient may be having like nausea or dizziness. I really appreciate you adding your personal perspective. A big problem in TB today is that the “western” world sees it mostly as a “not-my-problem” kind of disease. What people forget is that TB is airborne and that the world is getting smaller. It will start impacting everyone. TB is everyone’s problem and more investment should be made by the wealthier countries toward it’s care.