Tevatia S
I.T.S. Centre for Dental Studies and Research,
Muradnagar, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh
India
Research Article
Pharmacokinetic Study of Isoniazid and Rifampicin in Patients Suffering from Antitubercular Drugs (ATD) Induced Hepatotoxicity
Author(s): Rath R and Tevatia S
Rath R and Tevatia S
Various drugs have been used for the treatment of antitubercular treatment. Such drugs may often lead to hepatotoxicity.
Aim: To Access the pharmacokinetic profile of rifampicin and isoniazid and metabolites of isoniazid viz. Mono Acetyl Hydrazine (MAH) and Diacetyl Hydrazine (DAH) in patients of pulmonary tuberculosis which served as control group and in patients of Antitubercular Drugs (ATD) induce hepatotoxicity.
Materials and methods: Ten patients of pulmonary tuberculosis already receiving ATD for at least last four weeks and had no clinical hepatotoxicity and ten patients of pulmonary tuberculosis suffering from ATD induced hepatotoxicity were included. Liver Function Test Serum bilirubin, SGOT, SGPT, Serum Alkaline phosphatase, Prothrombin time, HbsAg, IgM anti HBc for hepatitis B, blood urea and serum creatinine were invest.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/jbb.1000312