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Saloua Azzabi

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[Risk factors of side effects of antituberculosis drugs].

The aim of this study was to determine the side effects of standard antituberculosis therapy with isoniazid, rifampicin, pyrazinamide and streptomycine in patients treated for tuberculosis. One hundred eighty nine patients with proven tuberculosis, who initially received standard antituberculosis therapy, were retrospectively studied. Begaud and coll's method of side effects drugs imputability elaborated in 1999 was used in our study. Side effects related to therapy were present in 31.7% of the studied population. Gastrointestinal side effect was the most common (13.2%), isoniazid, rifampicin and pyrazinamide were often incriminated. The significant risk factors of hepatotoxicity were female gender (OR : 10.59) and concomitant hepatotoxic drugs (OR 6). Chocleovestibular toxicity was associated significantly with female gender (OR : 8.03) and diabetes mellitus (OR : 6.13). Patients aged above 50, proved to be at risk for pyrazinomide intolerance and females for streptomycine. The study did not reveal any susceptibility to isoniazid and rifadine intolerance.

Adolescent↗

[Smoking cessation].

We estimate that more than 80% of tobacco-smokers hope that they will stop smoking one day. The major obstacle is the psychologic and pharmacologic dependence generated by the cigarette. Different weaning methods have been tried, but their rate of success remains low. The nicotinic sustitution by transdermic track (patch) will give good results providing it is prescribed within the framework of a medical help to wean away from smoking tobacco.

Administration, Cutaneous↗