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Side effects on liver and kidney or on harmonal balnce due to tb medication.is obesity a side effect of tb medication?
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No: No, TB medicines don't cause weight gain, it may though but only if corticosteroids were used as part of treatment of tb!
Answered 6/10/2014
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