title: Pharmacokinetics of isoniazid in pulmonary tuberculosis--a comparative study at two dose levels.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare the pharmacokinetic parameters and the clinical efficacy of isoniazid, administered in 10 mg/kg or 5 mg/kg to children suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis.
  
  
  METHODS
  A randomized, open, controlled clinical trial.
  
  
  METHODS
  Teaching hospital in New Delhi.
  
  
  METHODS
  Twenty children suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis in the age group 6-12 years.
  
  
  METHODS
  A three drug antitubercular regimen comprising of rifampicin (10 mg/kg), pyrazinamide (30 mg/kg) and isoniazid in a dose of either 10 mg/kg (Group I) or 5 mg/kg (Group II) was administered for fourteen days. On day fifteen serial blood samples were collected at 0,1,2,3,6 and 24 h of isoniazid administration and analyzed spectrofluorometrically.
  
  
  METHODS
  Serum isoniazid concentrations and clinical response in both the groups.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In both the groups, serum concentration of isoniazid were above the therapeutic range (0.5-2 micrograms/ml) at 6 h following drug administration. The minimum serum concentration of isoniazid was within or above minimum inhibitory concentration of the drug at 24 h in both the groups. The time to achieve maximum serum concentration, elimination half life, elimination rate constant, mean residence time, volume of distribution at steady state and plasma drug clearance were also comparable. At the end of 6 months follow up, all children showed comparable clinical and radiological improvement.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Isoniazid in a dose of 5 mg/kg administered with other antitubercular drugs appears adequate for treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis in children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Roy
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Tekur
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chopra
mesh_terms: D000904:Antibiotics, Antitubercular / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D002648:Child; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007538:Isoniazid / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D008297:Male; D011718:Pyrazinamide / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D012293:Rifampin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000904:Antibiotics, Antitubercular; D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D011718:Pyrazinamide; D007538:Isoniazid; D012293:Rifampin