MD Nexus
History and Physical Examination
Isoniazid (INH, Laniazid, Nydrazid)
Pharmacology
Variation in the N-acetyltransferase gene (NAT2) divides people into “slow acetylators” and “fast acetylators,” with very different half-lives and blood concentrations of important drugs such as isoniazid
Adverse Effects
Pulmonary Adverse Effects
Pulmonary Infiltrates with Eosinophilia
(see
Drug-Induced Pulmonary Eosinophilia
)
Hepatic Adverse Effects
Hepatotoxicity
Rheum Adverse Effects
Drug-Induced Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
(see
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
)
Hematologic Adverse Effects
Sideroblastic Anemia
(see
Anemia
)
References
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