The effect of first-line antituberculosis drugs on the methemoglobin level among patients in treatment for pulmonary tuberculosis: A prospective study

Basic Clin Pharmacol Toxicol. 2021 Sep;129(3):273-277. doi: 10.1111/bcpt.13628. Epub 2021 Jun 29.

Authors

Juan Gonzalo Bardalez Rivera¹, Lorena Cristina Nunes de Almeida¹, Norma Luciene Lima da Silva¹, Carlos Augusto Abreu Albério², Clarisse Andrade Sales¹, José Luiz Fernandes Vieira¹

Affiliations

¹ Pharmacy Faculty, Para Federal University, Belém, Brazil.
² João de Barros Barreto Hospital, Para Federal University, Belem, Brazil.

PMID: 34160900
DOI: 10.1111/bcpt.13628

No abstract available

Keywords: adverse reactions; infectious diseases; methemoglobinemia; tubercolosis.

MeSH terms

Adult
Antitubercular Agents / administration & dosage
Antitubercular Agents / adverse effects*
Humans
Male
Methemoglobin / drug effects*
Methemoglobin / metabolism
Methemoglobinemia / epidemiology*
Middle Aged
Prospective Studies
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / drug therapy*
Young Adult

Substances

Antitubercular Agents
Methemoglobin