Tuberculosis is a disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculae, a bacteria that is passed between people through the air. Anti tuberculosis drugs are medicines used to treat tuberculosis, an infectious disease that can affect the lungs and other organs. Drugs used in the treatment of tuberculosis. They are divided into two main classes: “first-line” agents, those with the greatest efficacy and acceptable degrees of toxicity used successfully in the great majority of cases; and “second-line” drugs used in drug-resistant cases or those in which some other patient-related condition has compromised the effectiveness of primary therapy. Anti tuberculosis drugs are available only with a physician’s prescription and come in tablet, capsule, liquid and injectable forms.
