II. Background
- Drug resistance emerges rapidly
- Must be used with other antituberculous drugs
III. Indications
IV. Dosing
- Adult: 15-25 mg/kg PO
- Pediatric: 15-25mg/kg PO
V. Adverse Effects
- Decreased Visual Acuity
- Retrobulbar Optic Neuritis
- Peripheral Neuropathy
- Rash
VI. Monitoring
- Baseline
- Serum Creatinine
- Renal Dosing may be needed due to primarily Renal Clearance
- Visual acquity
- Color Perception
- Serum Creatinine
- Monthly retesting
- Visual acquity
- Color Perception
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