Anti-TB drugs to be made available for patients seeking treatment in private sector
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NEW DELHI: The anti-TB drugs, which are being given under the newly rolled out daily drug regimen, will be made available to pharmacies and practitioners for patients who seek treatment in the private sector, the health ministry said.
The drugs will be given free of cost depending upon the convenience of patient and practitioner, the ministry said in a statement.
The ministry will take this forward with all major hospitals, the Indian Medical Association (IMA), and other professional medical associations to expand the access to daily fixed drug combinations (FDCs) to all TB patients.
The daily drug regimen was rolled out across India on October 31 as part of which patients will be given fixed drug combinations, three or four drugs in a single pill, on a daily basis instead of thrice a week (the intermittent drug regimen).
"Patients will be given fixed drug combinations, three or four drugs in a single pill, as against seven tablets, which will reduce the pill burden. Besides, dosage will be determined according to the patient's body weight. Previously, it was same for all adults," a health ministry official said.
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