Rifampin: Difference between revisions
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| + | * Adverse effects include drug-drug interactions, rash, hepatitis, influenza-like illness, neutropenia, and thrombocytopenia |
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| − | * Beware drug interactions |
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* Avoid in liver failure |
* Avoid in liver failure |
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Revision as of 23:08, 13 November 2019
- Inhibits bacterial DNA-dependent RNA polymerase
- Never given alone due to rapid resistance
- Adverse effects include drug-drug interactions, rash, hepatitis, influenza-like illness, neutropenia, and thrombocytopenia
- Avoid in liver failure
