Pictorial Essay · pages 109–111
A rather quirky method of memorising pharmacodynamics of important anti-TB drugs
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Anjali Srikanth Mannava, Pugazhenthan Thangaraju, Sai Sushmitha Gorantla. A rather quirky method of memorising pharmacodynamics of important anti-TB drugs. J Int Med Sci Acad. 2024;37(2):109–111.
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Tuberculosis (TB) is the most prevalent disease in India and the TB bug, Mycobacterium tuberculosis continues to thrive despite adequate vaccination with Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG). More than 90% of the Indian population is exposed. Though latent, it can reactivate and if not treated can cause widespread dissemination. A meta-analysis and the suggestions of an expert panel were used by the World Health Organization (WHO) to revise the classification of new anti-tuberculosis (TB) medications (Figure 1) . Figure 1. Classification of anti-tuberculosis drugs 110 J Int Med Sci Acad 2024; (April-June); Vol 37; No. 2 Mannava et.al.