| Category of Drug | Tuberculin Purified Protein Derivative(Tuberculin PPD) is a Diagnostic Agents |
| Mechanism of Action | |
| Indications | Tuberculin Purified Protein Derivative(Tuberculin PPD) is a Diagnostic Agents which is used for 1. Used for the test of hypersensitivity to tuberculoprotein |
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| Available dosage forms | Available at special clinics or by specialists. |
| Dose | |
| Contraindications | Should not be used within 3 weeks of receiving a live viral vaccine |
| Precautions | 1. Elderly 2. malnutrition 3. Viral or bacterial infections 4. Malignant disease 5. Corticosteroid or immunosuppressant therapy-diminished sensitivity to tuberculin 6. Avoid contact with open cuts, abraded or diseased skin, eyes or mouth |
| Adverse Effects | 1. Nausea 2. Headache 3. Malaise 4. Immediate local reactions 5. Vesicular or ulcerating local reactions 6. Regional adenopathy and fever 7. Necrosis 8. Pruritus 9. Pain |
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