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 bactericid...
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.
Labcorp Drug Development Clinical Research Unit, Dallas, Texas, United States
Covance Clinical Research Unit, Daytona Beach, Florida, United States
Celerion, Belfast, United Kingdom
University College Hospital/ University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China
National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
Research Site, Malaga, Spain
Mitchells Plain Hospital, Mitchells PLain, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Khayelitsha Hospital, c/o Steve Biko and Walter Sisulu Drives, Khayelitsha, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Clinical Trial Site, Tempe, Arizona, United States
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