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Definition of Isoniazid

1. Noun. Antibacterial drug (trade name Nydrazid) used to treat tuberculosis.

Definition of Isoniazid

1. Noun. (context: medicine) A medication used in the prevention and treatment of tuberculosis, having the chemical formula C₆H₇N₃O ¹

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Definition of Isoniazid

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Medical Definition of Isoniazid

1. An orally administered drug used to eliminate tuberculosis infection in people without active disease. INH is also administered in combination with other drugs to treat active tuberculosis. Side effects include liver impairment and peripheral neuropathy (see). (09 Oct 1997)

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Literary usage of Isoniazid

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Tuberculosis Resource Guide by P. Heinsohn (1996)
"Side effects of isoniazid therapy other than hepatitis and liver cancer include fever ... Women may be at increased risk of death from isoniazid-associated ..."

2. Guide To Clinical Preventive Services by U. S. Preventive Services Task Force (1989)
"The age threshold for isoniazid chemoprophylaxis: a decision analysis for low-risk ... Efficacy of various durations of isoniazid preventive therapy for ..."

3. Clinician's Handbook of Preventive Services: Put Prevention Into Practice by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"Patients who have had contact with infectious TB known to be resistant to isoniazid should be considered for preventive therapy with rifampin (600 mg by ..."

4. Guide to Clinical Preventive Services: Report of the U. S. Preventive by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"Preventive therapy with isoniazid: cost-effectiveness of different durations ... The age threshold for isoniazid chemoprophylaxis: a decision analysis for ..."

5. Screening for Infectious Diseases Among Substance Abusers: A Treatment by DIANE Publishing Company (1994)
"For example, from 1982 to 1986, only 0.5 percent of new cases were resistant to both isoniazid and rifampin; by 1991, this proportion had increased to about ..."

6. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"In Arkansas, a simple colorimetric method of checking the urine for isoniazid (the Potts-Cozart test) has been used for many years, but it is relatively ..."

7. Enforcement Procedures And Scheduling For Occupational Exposure To Tuberculosisby DIANE Publishing Company by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"Chest 1932:101:1114-20. 6b. Glassroth JL, White MC. Sr Jder DJ: Jr. An assessment i:f the possible association cf isoniazid v/iih human cancer deaths. ..."

8. The Continuing Challenge of Tuberculosis by Office of Technology Assessment, United States, Congress (1993)
"isoniazid Preventive Treatment The purpose of preventive treatment is to eliminate the living tubercle bacilli in the body, thereby reducing the risk of ..."

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