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Update: May 2024
30.1 Instructions
- Tick the day the drugs are given and draw a line to indicate the period for which the drugs are given.
- Whenever possible, ensure drug dispensing dates coincide with follow-up appointments (bacteriological, clinical, etc.).
- Keep the card in the facility.
- To anticipate potential problems: give a few extra days of treatment in case patients are unable to come to get their drugs as scheduled.
30.2 Example
A 6-month regimen 2(HRZE)/4(HR) is prescribed to a woman weighting 52 kg. In the absence of a specific problem, the treatment proceeds as follows:
- Intensive phase, the patient receives:
March 07: 3 tablets (EHRZ adult dosage)/day x 15 days (quantity necessary until the follow-up appointment at Week 2, March 22)
March 22: 3 tablets (EHRZ adult dosage)/day x 16 days (quantity necessary until the follow-up appointment at Month 1, April 07)
April 07: 3 tablets (EHRZ adult dosage)/day x 30 days (quantity necessary until the follow-up appointment at Month 2, May 07)
- Continuation phase, the patient receives:
May 07: 3 tablets (HR adult dosage)/day x 31 days (quantity necessary until the follow-up appointment at Month 3, June 07)
Proceed in the same way every month until the end of the treatment.
