DESKRIPSI EFEK SAMPING OBAT ANTI TB PADA PASIEN TB YANG SEDANG MENJALANI PENGOBATAN TB DI PUSKESMAS HARAPAN RAYA PEKANBARU

Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease that must get special treatment with antibiotics given at least 6 months. The use of anti-TB drugs with various types of drugs and a long duration can cause complaints of side effects. This study aims to determine the side effects of anti-TB drugs in TB patients who are treating TB treatment at the health center. This research is descriptive with 35 respondents. The data collection method used a questionnaire and was carried out on 18 June-18 July 2019. The results showed that 27 respondents (77.1%) experienced side effects of anti-TB oabat, while only 8 respondents (22.9%) had no complaints. The most common complaints experienced by TB sufferers during treatment were complaints of tingling and burning sensation in the legs of 13 people (37.1%) and followed by other side effects in the form of no appetite as many as 6 respondents (17.1), joint pain as many as 9 respondents ( 25.7), redness in urine (urine) by 8 respondents (22.9), itching and redness on the skin by 11 respondents (31.4), impaired balance by 6 respondents (17.1), icterus without other causes by 4 respondents (11.4), visual impairment as many as 6 respondents (17.1), purpura and climbing (shock) as much as 1 respondent (2.9).   Keywords: Side Effects, Anti-TB drugs