TB Medications Information for Local Public Health Nurses

Tuberculosis medications information for local public health nurses.

• MDH Tuberculosis Medications Program
  Procedures and form for obtaining TB medications from MDH.
  
  
• Active TB Disease Medication Administration Tracking Sheet (PDF)
  Suggested form to document the supervision of therapy for individual clients with TB.
  
  
• Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis (LTBI): Monitoring Flow Sheet
  This worksheet can assist the clinician with tracking patients who are being treated for LTBI.
  
  
• Using Incentives and Enablers with Tuberculosis (TB) Patients
  Incentives and enablers can be a very effective part of a patient-centered approach to TB case management.
  
  
• Directly Observed Therapy (DOT) for the Treatment of Tuberculosis
  Fact sheet describing how to use DOT with TB patients.
  
  
• Directly Observed Therapy (DOT) Assessment Tool
  All persons starting treatment for suspected or confirmed active TB should be evaluated for their risk of non-adherence to therapy at the time treatment is initiated.
  
  
• Record of Evaluation and Treatment for Latent Tuberculosis (TB) Infection (Word)
  Adaptable template tool.