Rifampin (rifampicin)

🧮 Dose calculator

Tuberculosis · Regimen source: FDA Rifampin caps. · Dosage and Administration — Tuberculosis

• • Empty stomach: 1 h before or 2 h after a meal with water; always with other TB drugs. FDA Rifampin caps. · Dosage and Administration — Tuberculosis

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👥 Special populations

• 🤰 PregnancyUse with caution

  Label states no clear risk or has limited data; use only if needed, under medical advice. FDA Rifampin caps. · PREGNANCY

  “Nevertheless, because the studies in humans cannot rule out the possibility of harm, rifampin should be used during pregnancy only if the potential benefit outweighs the potential risk to the fetus.”

• 🤱 BreastfeedingUse with caution

  Label: use with caution while breastfeeding; see the label text. FDA Rifampin caps. · NURSING MOTHERS

  “Because of the potential for tumorigenicity shown for rifampin in animal studies, a decision should be made whether to discontinue nursing or discontinue the drug, taking into account the importance of the drug to the mother.”

• 👶 ChildrenUse with caution

  The label has conditions, age limits or notes for children; the label sentence is quoted below. FDA Rifampin caps. · PEDIATRIC USE

  “See CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY–Pediatrics; see also DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION.”

• 👴 Older adultsUse with caution

  Label: use with caution in older adults, usually starting at the low end of the dose range. FDA Rifampin caps. · GERIATRIC USE

  “Caution should therefore be observed in using rifampin in elderly patients.”

• ⚥ Females & males of reproductive potentialNo data

  The source for this drug has no section for this group.