Pyz
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About Pyz Products
Pyz Products side effects
Common
Side Effects of Pyz are Hepatitis (viral infection of liver), Joint pain, Nausea, Vomiting, Abdominal pain.
Severe
Side Effects of Pyz are Fever, General discomfort, Liver tenderness, Hepatomegaly (enlarged liver), Enlarged spleen, Decreased appetite, Flushing (sense of warmth in the face, ears, neck and trunk), Discomfort when urinating.
How Pyz Products work
Pyrazinamide is an antitubercular medicine. In the body, it gets converted to pyrazinoic acid. This pyrazinoic acid inhibits fatty acid synthase I (bacterial enzyme), which is essential for bacterial growth. Thus, it works as a bacteriocidal to prohibit their growth and treats tuberculosis.
Patient Concerns about Pyz Products
Frequently asked questions about Pyz Products
Frequently asked questions about Pyrazinamide
Q. What is Pyz 500mg Tablet and what is it used for?
Pyz 500mg Tablet is an antibiotic. It is used in combination with other antibiotics in the treatment of tuberculosis
Q. Is Pyz 500mg Tablet bactericidal?
Pyz 500mg Tablet is both a bacteriostatic and a bactericidal antibiotic. It stops the growth of bacteria (bacteriostatic) in certain cases and kills (bactericidal) the tuberculosis causing bacteria in other cases
Q. How does Pyz 500mg Tablet work/treat tuberculosis?
Pyz 500mg Tablet kills or stops growth of bacteria that causes tuberculosis (Mycobacterium tuberculosis). The exact mechanism of action for Pyz 500mg Tablet is not known
Q. How does Pyz 500mg Tablet cause hyperuricemia and gout?
Following oral intake of Pyz 500mg Tablet, it gets converted in the body to pyrazinoic acid (active chemical form of Pyz 500mg Tablet). Pyrazinoic acid blocks the excretion of urates (salt form of uric acid) by the kidneys. This causes an increase in blood levels of uric acid (hyperuricemia). Excess uric acid accumulation between joints causes pain, swelling, redness and stiffness in joints (gout).