Four-Month High-Dose Rifampicin Regimens for Pulmonary Tuberculosis

NEJM Evid. 2023 Sep;2(9):EVIDoa2300054. doi: 10.1056/EVIDoa2300054. Epub 2023 Aug 22.

Abstract

High-Dose Rifampicin Regimen for Pulmonary TuberculosisThis randomized, controlled trial tested the efficacy and safety of high-dose rifampicin (1200 or 1800 mg/d) as part of the treatment regimen for pulmonary tuberculosis. Four-month high-dose rifampicin regimens had no dose-limiting side effects but failed to meet noninferiority criteria compared with the standard 6-month control regimen.

Publication types

  • Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

  • Antitubercular Agents / adverse effects
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Humans
  • Isoniazid / therapeutic use
  • Rifampin* / adverse effects
  • Tuberculosis, Pulmonary* / chemically induced

Substances

  • Rifampin
  • Antitubercular Agents
  • Isoniazid