Tuberculosis (TB)

18 drugs · 10 OTC · 8 Prescription

Antibiotics and combination drugs for treating and preventing TB

When to see a doctor

Seek care if you notice any of the following

You have a severe headache or confusion that lasts for more than a day.
You are coughing up blood or yellow or green mucus.
You have a fever that lasts for more than 3 weeks or gets worse over time.
You are experiencing chest pain or difficulty breathing.
You are vomiting blood or have black, tarry stools.

For guidance only: always consult a qualified healthcare provider.

Antacid and anti-flatulent combination

Reduces heartburn and gas discomfort

Aluminium hydroxide; Magnesium hydroxide; Magnesium trisilicate; Alginic acid; Simeticone

OTC

Heartburn, stomach ulcer pain, acid reflux (when acid rises from your stomach to your throat), indigestion, stomach gas and bloating, belching

2 Nigerian brands

Antacid and anti-flatulent

Reduces heartburn and gas discomfort

Aluminium hydroxide; Magnesium hydroxide; Magnesium trisilicate; Simeticone

OTC

Heartburn, stomach ulcer pain, acid indigestion, stomach gas and bloating, sour stomach, belching

7 Nigerian brands

Antacid with anti-flatulent

Reduces heartburn and gas discomfort

Aluminium hydroxide; Magnesium hydroxide; Simeticone

OTC

Heartburn, stomach ulcer pain, acid indigestion, stomach gas and bloating, belching, feeling of fullness after eating

28 Nigerian brands

Dried Aluminum Hydroxide; Magnesium Hydroxide; Simethicone

OTC

Heartburn, stomach ulcer pain, indigestion, excess stomach acid, bloating, stomach gas, belching, feeling of fullness after eating

3 Nigerian brands

Antacid

Reduces heartburn and stomach acid pain

Aluminium hydroxide; Magnesium trisilicate

OTC

Heartburn, stomach ulcer, excess stomach acid (acid reflux), indigestion, stomach pain caused by too much acid

3 Nigerian brands

Magnesium trisilicate; Dried Aluminium hydroxide

OTC

Heartburn, stomach ulcer, indigestion (the burning feeling in your chest after eating), excess stomach acid, sour stomach, acid reflux (when acid comes back up your throat)

7 Nigerian brands

Magnesium trisilicate; Magnesium carbonate; Sodium bicarbonate

OTC

Heartburn, stomach ulcer pain, indigestion, excess stomach acid (acidity), bloating from acid, stomach burning sensation

12 Nigerian brands

Antibiotic

Diarylquinoline anti-tuberculosis agent

Bedaquiline

Prescription

Drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB that does not respond to the common TB drugs), multi-drug resistant TB (MDR-TB)

2 Nigerian brands

Antibiotic

Anti-tuberculosis

Cycloserine

Prescription

Tuberculosis (TB), especially drug-resistant TB when first-line TB drugs like rifampicin and isoniazid are no longer working

1 Nigerian brand

Anti-tuberculosis

combination antibiotic

Ethambutol Hydrochloride; Isoniazid; Pyrazinamide; Rifampicin

Prescription

Tuberculosis (TB), including TB of the lungs and other parts of the body

2 Nigerian brands

Anti-tuberculosis antibiotic

Kills bacteria that cause tuberculosis

Isoniazid

Prescription

Tuberculosis (TB), TB prevention in people exposed to someone with active TB, latent TB infection (when you carry the TB germ but are not yet sick)

8 Nigerian brands

Antacid and Anti-flatulent

Reduces heartburn and gas discomfort

Magaldrate; Simeticone

OTC

Heartburn, stomach acid, indigestion, stomach ulcer pain, bloating, excess gas (flatulence), sour stomach

7 Nigerian brands

Antiemetic and gut motility agent

anti-vomiting drug

Metoclopramide Hydrochloride

Prescription

Nausea, vomiting, stomach upset, feeling of fullness after eating, heartburn caused by acid reflux, vomiting after surgery or chemotherapy

4 Nigerian brands

Vitamin

B-complex vitamin

Pyridoxine Hydrochloride

OTC

Vitamin B6 deficiency, numbness and tingling in hands and feet caused by certain medications (like TB drugs), morning sickness in pregnancy, anaemia (low blood), seizures in newborns due to B6 deficiency, premenstrual syndrome (PMS)

5 Nigerian brands

Antibiotic

Rifampicin

Prescription

Tuberculosis (TB), leprosy, some serious bacterial infections that don't respond to other antibiotics

1 Nigerian brand

Anti-tuberculosis antibiotics

Rifampicin; Isoniazid

Prescription

Tuberculosis (TB), including TB of the lungs, TB of the bones and joints, and prevention of TB in people who have been exposed to the disease

1 Nigerian brand

Antacid and Reflux Suppressant

Reduces heartburn and stomach acid symptoms

Sodium alginate; Sodium bicarbonate; Calcium carbonate

OTC

Heartburn, acid reflux (when stomach acid comes up your throat), indigestion, stomach burning sensation after eating

2 Nigerian brands

Aminoglycoside Antibiotic

Kills certain types of bacteria in the body

Streptomycin

Prescription

Tuberculosis (TB), plague, serious bacterial infections that other antibiotics cannot handle, brucellosis, tularemia, bacterial endocarditis (serious heart infection)

4 Nigerian brands