Government nod to 6-month therapy for drug-resistant TB | India News – Times of India
NEW DELHI: The health ministry on Friday approved the introduction of the BPaLM regimen – a novel treatment for Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB) – under its National TB Elimination Program (NTEP).While traditional MDR-TB treatments can last up to 20 months with severe side effects, BPaLM regimen can cure the drug-resistant TB in just six months with…