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What You Need to Know About Your Medicine for Latent Tuberculosis (TB) Infection: Isoniazid and Rifapentine

Information Sheet
What You Need to Know About Your Medicine for Latent Tuberculosis (TB) Infection: Isoniazid and Rifapentine

This information sheet discusses treatment for latent TB infection. It reminds patients to keep their weekly medical visits, explains directly observed therapy, provides a list of items to discuss with their doctor, a medication schedule, and advises them to call the doctor immediately if they experience any of the side effects on the list. The information sheet also includes space for the doctor's and clinic's name and telephone number.

Audiences:

General Public, Persons With LTBI

Country of Origin:

United States


Global resources for the prevention,
management, and elimination of TB.