Product name | Rifampicin |
Cas No. | 13292-46-1 |
Molecular Formula | C43H58N4O12 |
Appearance | Red crystalline powder |
Function of Rifampicin
1.Rifampicin used in combination with other anti-TB drugs initial treatment and retreatment of various tuberculosis, including tuberculous meningitis treatment.
2. Rifampicin used in combination with other drugs leprosy, non-tuberculous mycobacterial infections.
3. The goods and vancomycin (intravenous) can be combined for methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus caused serious infections. Rifampicin and erythromycin joint programs can be used to Legionella serious infections.
4. For asymptomatic carriers of Neisseria meningitidis to eliminate Neisseria meningitidis nasopharynx; but not for Neisseria meningitidis infection.
Application of Rifampicin
1.Rifampicin is typically used to treat Mycobacterium infections, including tuberculosis and leprosy.
2. With multidrug therapy used as the standard treatment of leprosy,rifampicin is always used in combination with dapsone and clofazimine to avoid eliciting drug resistance.