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Treatment recommended for children with tuberculosis
| Drugs | Daily dose mg |
Maximal daily mg/kg/day |
Major side-effects |
|---|---|---|---|
| INH | 10 | 300 | Peripheral neuropathy |
| Rifampicin | 10–20 | 600 | Hepatitis |
| Pyrazinamide | 25–35 | 2 g | Hepatotoxicity |
| Ethambutol | 15–20 | 2 g | Optic neuritis |
| Streptomycin | 40 | 1 g | Ototoxicity |
