inPractice® - Baseline Analysis When Starting Tuberculosis Treatment

Patients starting TB treatment should receive a medication review for drug-drug interactions at baseline and routinely thereafter, particularly patients receiving rifamycins^{[Nahid 2016; Liverpool HIV Drug Interactions]}
- University of Liverpool HIV Drug Interaction Checker available at http://www.hiv-druginteractions.org/checker
Baseline laboratory analyses should include liver function tests, serum creatinine level measurements, and complete blood cell counts with platelet counts and CD4+ cell counts^{[Nahid 2016]}