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isoniazid

isoniazid

1 6.5
A medicine that treats and prevents tuberculosis
  • noun
  • /ˌaɪsəˈnaɪəzɪd/
  • Specialized
: isoniazida
  • When treating tuberculosis, isoniazid is often the first drug prescribed.
  • isoniazid prophylaxis
  • isoniazid-resistant
  • therapy including isoniazid

Again, this raises the question of is this reinfection or is this lack of sterilization from from isoniazid in the setting.

Examples

  • Culture of the discharge was positive for Mycobacterium tuberculosis and sensitive to ethambutol, isoniazid, pyrazinamide, and rifampin.

    Academic text (2006)
  • Treatment was started with isoniazid, rifampicin, and pyrazinamide.

    Academic text (1992)
  • Resistance occurs rapidly when isoniazid is administered as a sole drug.

    Academic text (2005)
  • As a result of the assessment, 9 individuals require no further follow-up, and isoniazid prophylaxis was recommended for 42, of whom 33 accepted.

    Academic text (1992)
  • Antituberculosis therapy, including isoniazid, rifampicin, and ethambutol, was given postoperatively on the first day.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Daily ATT was initiated in this patient with isoniazid, rifampin, ethambutol, and pyrazinamide.

    Academic text (2007)
  • The patient was put on four drugs for anti-tubercular therapy (Rifampicin, Isoniazid, Ethambutol, and Pyrazinamide).

    Academic text (2007)
  • The patient was started on standard four-drug antituberculosis therapy (rifampin, isoniazid, ethambutol, and pyrazinamide).

    Academic text (2002)
  • All MDR TB strains are resistant to at least isoniazid and rifampin, precluding the use of these drugs for MDR TB prophylaxis.

    Academic text (2015)
  • The doctor explained that isoniazid helps prevent the spread of tuberculosis bacteria.

Synonyms

INH
vsisoniazid
  • Specialized
1 7.7

A medicine that kills the bacteria that cause tuberculosis

is the full or generic name rather than an abbreviation
Nydrazid
vsisoniazid
  • Specialized
9.1

A brand name for isoniazid, a drug used to treat tuberculosis

is the generic drug name used instead of brand names

Surface Forms

isoniazid singular
isoniazids plural

Etymology

Isoniazid comes from the chemical name isonicotinic acid hydrazide, the long name for the chemical when it was first used as a medicine. Scientists shortened that chemical name to isoniazid, so a helpful way to remember it is that the word is the short name for the drug used to treat 'tuberculosis'.