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| Quadtab ™ Bilster Foil Pack |
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| Quadtab Tablets |
As you can see, Quadtab™ tablets can be as big as lima beans. I had to take 4 tablets a day, all before breakfast. Gulp. Luckily, they're film-coated, so they taste bland.
As per the Filipino Doctor website, it contains:
Rifampicin 150 mg
Isoniazid 75 mg
Pyrazinamide 400 mg
Ethambutol hydrochloride 275 mg
No, I'm not going into a whole scientific thing-a-majig on what they do, but Quadtab™ is prescribed for those who have TB, and also leprosy.
Anyway, for the 61 days I was on it, I noticed that I get itchy at some points, but they get away, I did had some flu-like symptoms (or maybe I was in shock the first days upon my doctor's diagnosis), and, I gained weight. Sigh. Just when my fiancé and I were about to go on a holiday in Coron in January.
Today, I've just started on a new medication, Bifix®. This will continue until March 11, 2014, the sixth month of my treatment.
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| Bifix® Blister Foil Pack |
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| Bifix® Tablets |
Bifix® is quite smaller than Quadtab™, about twice the size of a sesame seed. I had to take Quadtab™ two at a time because of its size, while I can take all four Bifix® in one go. And like Quadtab™, Bifix® is also film-coated, so they also taste bland.
I think they made it so to make it easier for TB patients to take them in.
The Filipino Doctor listed its ingredients as:
Rifampicin 150 mg
Isoniazid 75 mg
It doesn't have pyrazinamide and ethambutol hydrochloride like Quadtab™ did. I think that explains its
Bifix®' smaller size.
I've yet to see what it will bring me. But I'm only a third away into battling TB, but I am feeling hopeful that I will make it. I feel so lucky to have my fiancé support me through all these, by making sure that I take my medication every single day, and by cheering me up when depression gets the better of me. I am now more open with friends and colleagues about my condition, but sometimes, the shame of having TB is still there. But still, I am hopeful that it will be over soon. :)
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