Table 4: Overlapping ping side effect profiles of first-line antituberculosis drugs and antiretroviral drugs
|
Side effect |
Possible causes |
|
|
|
Anti-TB drugs |
ARVs |
|
Skin rash |
Pyrazinamide, rifampin, rifabutin, isoniazid |
Nevirapine, delavirdine, efavirenz, abacavir |
|
Nausea, vomiting |
Pyrazinamide, rifampin, rifabutin, isoniazid |
Zidovudine, ritonavir, amprenavir, indinavir |
|
Hepatitis |
Pyrazinamide, rifampin, rifabutin, isoniazid |
Nevirapine, protease inhibitors, immune reconstitution after starting antiretroviral therapy among patients with chronic viral hepatitis |
|
Leukopenia, anemia |
Rifabutin, rifampin |
Zidovudine |