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. 2018 Aug 27;62(9):e00008-18. doi: 10.1128/AAC.00008-18

TABLE 3.

Dose recommendations based on the results from this study compared with the WHO revised dosagesa

Drug Target (value) Wt band (kg) NAT2 genotype Dose achieving 90% TA
WHO revised dosage (mg) in:
mg mg/kg 2010 2014
Rifampin Cmax (3.01 μg/ml) 5–7 120 18.6 120 60–120
8–14 180 14.4 180 120–180
15–20 240 13.6 300 240–300
21–30 240 10.7 420 300
AUC0–24 (3.70 mg · h/liter) 5–7 60 9.3 120 60–120
8–14 60 4.8 180 120–180
15–20 120 6.8 300 240–300
21–30 120 5.4 420 300
Isoniazid Cmax (3 μg/ml) 5–7 All 60 9.3 90 30–60
8–14 All 90 7.2 120 60–90
15–20 All 120 6.8 210 120–150
21–30 All 210 9.4 270 150
AUC0–24 (11.95 mg · h/liter) 5–7 Nonslow 120 18.5 90 30–60
8–14 Nonslow 210 17.1 120 60–90
15–20 Nonslow 270 14.8 210 120–150
21–30 Nonslow 270 12.2 270 150
5–7 Slow 60 9.4 90 30–60
8–14 Slow 90 7.2 120 60–90
15–20 Slow 120 6.9 210 120–150
21–30 Slow 210 8.7 270 150
Pyrazinamide Cmax (20 μg/ml) 5–7 300 46.5 150 150–300
8–14 450 36.0 300 300–450
15–20 450 25.4 450 600–750
21–30 600 26.8 800 750
Cmax (38.1 μg/ml) 5–7 450 69.8 150 150–300
8–14 800 64.0 300 300–450
15–20 900 50.8 450 600–750
21–30 1,050 46.9 800 750
Ethambutol Cmax (2 μg/ml) 5–7 400 62.0 100 100–200
8–14 550 44.0 200 200
15–20 550 31.1 300 300–400
21–30 550 24.6 550 400
a

NAT2, N-acetyltransferase 2 gene; TA, target attainment.