Rifinah And Urine Coloration Posted: 10-12-05 06:41am
Just a question on rifinah... My dad has
been on anti-tb treatment since he was
diagnosed, about two months ago. Of
course he's no longer infectious and he's
shown improvement (gained many pounds, no
longer coughs as much etc.) and he's been
under doctor screening as well (x-rays,
blood tests etc.).
My question has to do with a drug he's
taking, rifinah. (he's taking some other
drugs as well but i'm not at home and I
don't remember their names, sorry). While
at first his urine used to turn orange
from the drug, for the past couple of days
the coloring is not as intense and / or
disappears completely. His feces are
still coloured.
Does the loss of coloring have anything to
do with the drug working or not? Is there
a chance he might have developed any kind
of resistance to the drug or is coloring
just a side effect that may come and go
like that? I'd like to stress he's been
taking all his medication as ordered and
never skips any.
