If any of these occur, they should be reported to the health care provider immediately. This may present redness or itching of the skin, hot flashes, rapid heat beat, sweating, chills or lightheadedness and should be reported. Any reaction felt to possibly be related to the use of INH should be reported immediately. Alcohol should not be drunk while INH is being prescribed. Liver problems are more likely to occur and the medicine may not work in the presence of alcohol use.
Active disease requires treatment to prevent progressive illness and death.
Hospitalization may be brief or not at all depending on the situation. Multiple medications must be used. If these medications are taken incorrectly or discontinued prematurely, the patient may become sick again and infect others. The TB may become more difficult to treat the second time because it has become drug resistant. Multi-Drug resistant TB is very dangerous, so it is very important that the medications are taken correctly.