Rifampin (Rifadin)

Alternate Name: Rifadin

Description: Rifadin is a rifamycin derivative drug prescribed for the treatment of and prevent bacterial infections. Rifampin is the generic version of Rifadin. Rifadin costs around $42 for a supply of 60, 300 mg capsules, but luckily there are ways to save money. You can use our LowerMyRx Rifadin savings card to save significantly on the retail price at participating pharmacies near you.

Dosage Form: Capsule

Administration Route: By mouth

Drug Class: Antitubercular

Generic Available: Yes

Strength: 300 MG

Warnings: Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, or if you have kidney disease, liver disease, diabetes, adrenal gland problems, blood clotting problems, vitamin K deficiency, or porphyria (an enzyme problem). Tell your doctor if you drink alcohol. This medicine may cause the following problems:Liver problemsSerious skin reactions, including Stevens-Johnson syndrome, toxic epidermal necrolysis, acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis, and drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS)Bleeding problemsLung or breathing problems (including interstitial lung disease, pneumonitis, pneumonia, respiratory failure, pulmonary fibrosis, acute respiratory distress syndrome)Thrombotic microangiopathy (damage in the smallest blood vessels), including hemolytic uremic syndrome and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura This medicine may turn your urine, saliva, sweat, teeth, and tears yellow, orange, red, or brown. This is normal. This side effect could stain contact lenses. This medicine may make you bleed, bruise, or get infections more easily. Take precautions to prevent illness and injury. Wash your hands often. Tell any doctor or dentist who treats you that you are using this medicine. This medicine may affect certain medical test results. Call your doctor if your symptoms do not improve or if they get worse. Your doctor will do lab tests at regular visits to check on the effects of this medicine. Keep all appointments. Keep all medicine out of the reach of children. Never share your medicine with anyone. Numbness, pain, or tingling in your arms or legs. Shortness of breath or troubled breathing. Unsteadiness or weakness. Unusual bleeding, bruising, or weakness. Yellowing of your skin or the whites of your eyes.

Food Warnings: Do not use this medicine if you also take lurasidone or medicine to treat HIV/AIDS, including atazanavir, darunavir, fosamprenavir, ritonavir, ritonavir-boosted saquinavir, saquinavir, and tipranavir., Do not use this medicine together with praziquantel. If you need to take praziquantel, you should stop using rifampin 4 weeks before starting praziquantel. You may restart rifampin one day after the last dose of praziquantel., Some medicines can affect how rifampin works. Tell your doctor if you are using any of the following:Atovaquone, clofibrate, clopidogrel, cyclosporine, dapsone, diazepam, digitoxin, digoxin, efavirenz, enalapril, haloperidol, halothane, indinavir, irinotecan, levothyroxine, methadone, mifepristone, ondansetron, probenecid, quinine, simvastatin, sulfapyridine, sulfasalazine, tacrolimus, tamoxifen, theophylline, ticagrelor, toremifene, zidovudine, zolpidem, zopicloneBirth control pillsBlood pressure medicine (including beta blockers, calcium channel blockers)Blood thinner (including warfarin)Medicine for heart rhythm problems (including disopyramide, mexiletine, propafenone, quinidine, tocainide)Medicine for hepatitis C (including daclatasvir, simeprevir, sofosbuvir, telaprevir)Medicine for seizures (including phenytoin)Medicine to treat depression (including SSRIs, TCAs)Medicine to treat infections (including cefazolin, chloramphenicol, ciprofloxacin, clarithromycin, cotrimoxazole, dapsone, doxycycline, fluconazole, isoniazid, ketoconazole, moxifloxacin, pefloxacin, telithromycin)Narcotic pain reliever (including morphine, oxycodone)Oral diabetes medicine (including glipizide, glyburide, rosiglitazone)Steroid medicine (including prednisolone), If you use an antacid, take it at least 1 hour after you use rifampin., If you are taking itraconazole, do not use rifampin 2 weeks before and during itraconazole treatment., Do not drink alcohol while you are using this medicine., Your doctor will check your progress and the effects of this medicine at regular visits. Keep all appointments. Blood tests may be needed to check for unwanted effects.