Pyrazinamide FDA Alerts
The FDA Alerts below may be specifically about pyrazinamide or relate to a group or class of drugs which include pyrazinamide.
MedWatch Safety Alerts are distributed by the FDA and published by Drugs.com. Following is a list of possible medication recalls, market withdrawals, alerts and warnings.
Recent FDA Alerts for pyrazinamide
Rifampin plus Pyrazinamide for Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection (LTBI)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) notified healthcare professionals of revised recommendations against the use of rifampin plus pyrazinamide for treatment of latent tuberculosis infection, due to high rates of hospitalization and death from liver injury associated with the combined use of these drugs.[August 8, 2003 Letter - CDC]
[August 8, 2003 MMWR Article - CDC]