Capreomycin : Proper Use (Capastat)

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Capreomycin (Systemic)

Brand Names : Capastat

Capreomycin | Before Using | Proper Use | Side Effects

Proper Use of This Medicine

To help clear up your infection completely, it is very important that you keep taking this medicine for the full time of treatment , even if you begin to feel better after a few weeks. You may have to use it every day for as long as 1 to 2 years or more. If you stop using this medicine too soon, your symptoms may return.

Dosing - The dose of capreomycin will be different for different patients. The following information includes only the average doses of capreomycin. Your dose may be different if you have kidney disease.

For injection dosage form:
- For treatment of tuberculosis (TB):
  - Adults and adolescents - 1 gram of capreomycin injected into the muscle once a day for 60 to 120 days. After this time, 1 gram of capreomycin is injected into the muscle 2 or 3 times a week. This medicine must be given with other medicines to treat tuberculosis (TB).
  - Children - Dose has not been determined.

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