The government on Tuesday rolled out the daily drug regimen for the treatment of tuberculosis (TB) under the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP) across all states. As per the new policy the patients will be given fixed drug combinations (FDCs) three or four drugs in a single pill daily -- being administered thrice a week till now. The move was taken after the Health Ministry held a meeting of state Health Secretaries and checked the preparedness of implementing the new policy. Director General of Health Services Jagdish Prasad said that all drug procurement and training is complete in the states. According to other
