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Patil, S. S.
- Review on Current Practices of Dots for TB Treatment in Rural India
Authors
1 Ashokrao Mane College of Pharmacy, Peth Vadgaon, Tal. Hatkananagale, Dist. Kolhapur, IN
Source
Asian Journal of Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vol 5, No 2 (2015), Pagination: 1-4Abstract
The article contains general information about tuberculosis. Generally TB is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. TB is classified into two types,
1] MDR-TB- Multi drug resistant
2] XDR-TB- Extended drug resistant
For the treatment of TB two types of drugs generally used
1] First line drugs
2] Second line drugs
The standard treatment is recommended by WHO [World Health Organization] i.e. DOT DOT is [DIRECTLY OBSERVED TREATMENT] it have several benefit but also it fails in India because of Some factors like incorrect prescription of drug, resistance to first line- second line drugs etc. To improve the failures of DOT new strategies are developed i.e. NTP and RNTCP programs. These programs was started by Government of India in 1993.