Pyra Tablet

Pyra Tablet contains Pyrazinamide (750mg) and is used for this medicine is used. Prescription required.

This medicine is used in the treatment of tuberculosis.

Pyrazinamide kills the bacteria that cause tuberculosis, over a course lasting several months.

Swallow the tablet whole with a glass of water. Do not chew, crush or break it unless your doctor has told you to. Take it on an empty stomach, an hour before food, unless your doctor says otherwise. Taking it at about the same time each day helps you remember. Follow the dose and the duration written on your prescription.

Nausea, Loss of appetite, Orange-red urine, sweat and tears, Joint pain, Tingling in the hands and feet, Raised liver enzymes

TB treatment must be taken every day for the whole course, usually six months or more. Stopping early is the main cause of drug-resistant TB, which is far harder to treat. Rifampicin turns urine, sweat and tears orange-red. This is harmless, but it permanently stains soft contact lenses. Report yellowing of the eyes or skin, dark urine, persistent vomiting or severe tiredness at once — the liver needs checking. Report any change in vision, including colour vision, immediately if you are on ethambutol. Rifampicin makes hormonal contraception unreliable. Use an additional method throughout and for a period after the course.

Rifampicin reduces the effect of a very large number of medicines, including contraceptives, blood thinners, steroids, some heart and HIV medicines. Vitamin B6 is usually given alongside isoniazid to prevent nerve damage — take it as prescribed.

Store below 25°C in a cool, dry place. Protect from moisture and direct sunlight. Keep out of reach of children.