Akurit-4 contains the active ingredients rifampin, isoniazid, pyrazinamide, and ethambutol. It is produced by Lupin Ltd. and is prescribed by doctors for the treatment of tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis in adults and children weighing over 20 kg during the intensive phase.

When people think of the world’s deadliest diseases, they think of incurable, quick-acting illnesses. But in reality, many of these diseases are not even in the top 10 causes of death worldwide. An estimated 56.4 million people died worldwide in 2015, and 68% of those deaths were due to slow-progressing diseases.