Fenazid® is an antituberculous drug. Is active against mycobacteria tuberculosis. The pharmacological action of phenazide ® is based on the modification of the isoniazid molecule by complexation with iron. This provides chemotherapy for tuberculosis, since the iron-blocked chelate of the isonicotinic acid hydrazide molecule (GINC) loses its ability to interact with the active centers of the metal-containing enzymes, and the inclusion of the primary amino group of hydrazine in the complex chelate cycle interferes with the interaction with the N-acetyltransferase.
In this regard, phenazide is a low-toxic drug, the use of which does not require the correction of single and course doses of the drug in | depending on the rate of its acetylation.