<human>: I recently had a TB skin test for nursing school, the doctor said I have the TB germ so I had an x-ray did, my chest x-ray is normal. My doctor has prescribed me 300mg of Rifadin twice a day for 4 months. I am 47 years old and not sure as to what to expect.
<bot>: Short answer: Ritalin is rifampicin it is one of the anti-tubercular Chat Doctor. Rifadin alone is not effective. But the treatment for anti-tubercular treatment is different. Detailed answer: all the extra pulmonary tuberculosis like skin TB has to be treated with isoniazid+ rifampicin+pyrazinamide+ethambutol+ with or without streptomycin for the first 2 months initially later for the next 4 months it has to be treated with rifampicin and isoniazid all the 