Question
I was late with my Tb prevention medication…
5 May 2023. Related: All topics, Opportunistic infections.
Hi,
I’ve been taking ART for 2 months.
My doctor also gave me isoniazied and rifapentine for Tuberculosis prevention which I take every Thursday at 7 P.M.
But yesterday I forgot to take it, and I realised on Friday 11 am. I took it once I realised. It was my 9th week taking the TB medicine.
Will it be a problem if I was late 16 hours taking my TB medicine?
How do we know if the Tuberculosis prevention treatment is working well?
Thank you
Answer
Hi, how are you doing?
As you are already on established Tb treatment, being late by 16 hours on this single dose is not going to risk the treatment not working.
As you took it as soon as you realised, this only being the next morning, it will still be effective.
The only way to know that the treatment is working well is that you do not get Tb and continue to test negative.
Josh.
Thank you so much Mr. Josh!