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The patient on shorter oral Bedaquiline-containing multi-drug resistant (MDR)/rifampicin resistant TB (RR-TB) regimen shall be put on Type A and Type B box when initiated on treatment on a monthly patient wise box (PWB). Bedaquiline (Bdq) needs to be issued separately and stopped after 6 months. The patient should be provided with only Type A boxes when started on continuation phase (CP).​

Table 1: Constituents of monthly-type A and B PWB of shorter oral Bedaquiline-containing MDR/RR-TB regimen; Source : Guidelines for PMDT, India 2021, p.132-133
TYPE A BOX (USE IN IP AS WELL AS CP)        
Drugs Strength 16-29 kg 30-45 kg 46-70 kg >70 kg
Tab. Levofloxacin# 250/500 mg 250 mg *30tab 250 mg *30tab + 500 mg *30tab 500 mg *60tab 500 mg *60tab
Tab. Clofazimine 50/100 mg 50 mg *30tab 100 mg *30tab 100mg *30tab 100 mg *60tab
Tab. Ethambutol 400/800 mg 400 mg *30tab 800 mg *30tab 400 mg *30tab + 800 mg *30tab 800 mg *60tab
Tab. Pyrazinamide 500/750 mg 750 mg *30tab 500 mg *30tab + 750 mg *30tab 500 mg *60tab + 750 mg *30tab 500 mg *30tab + 750 mg *60tab
Tab. Pyridoxine 50/100 mg 50 mg*30tab 100 mg*30tab 100 mg*30tab 100 mg*30tab
Type B Box (Use in IP)        
Drugs Strength 16-29 kg 30-45 kg 46-70 kg >70 kg
Tab. Isoniazid 100/300 mg 300 mg *30tab 300 mg *60tab 300 mg *90tab 300 mg *90tab
Tab. Ethionamide 125/250 mg 125 mg *30tab + 250 mg *30tab 250 mg *60tab 250 mg *90tab 250 mg *120tab
Bedaquiline bottle 100 mg 1 Jar (Jar of 188 tablets for full course)      
# When moxifloxacin prescribed under exceptional condition instead of levofloxacin, the modified box with moxifloxacin (normal dose) can be prepared from standard box at district drug store (DDS)          

 

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