A semisynthetic antibiotic produced from Streptomyces mediterranei. It has a broad antibacterial spectrum, including activity against several forms of Mycobacterium. In susceptible organisms it inhibits DNA-dependent RNA polymerase activity by forming a stable complex with the enzyme. It thus suppresses the initiation of RNA synthesis. Rifampin is bactericidal, and acts on both intracellular and extracellular organisms. (From Gilman et al., Goodman and Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 9th ed, p1160)
Rifampin is indicated for the treatment of tuberculosis and tuberculosis-related mycobacterial infections. In combination with pyrazinamide and isoniazid, it is used in the initial phase of the short-course treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis.
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
WCT Early Development, San Antonio, Texas, United States
Research Site, Overland Park, Kansas, United States
Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, United States
University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 101416, Hackensack, New Jersey, United States
Pfizer Investigational Site, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
PRA International, Inc, Lenexa, Kansas, United States
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