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Rifampicin is an antibiotic drug used to treat tuberculosis. It also treats mycobacterium avium complex and leprosy. It works by inhibiting bacterial DNA-dependent RNA synthesis by inhibiting bacterial DNA-dependent RNA polymerase. The side effects of this medicine are fever, rashes, eye swelling, shortness of breath, and sore throat.

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Rifampin - About an Essential Antimycobacterial

Rifampin is an antimycobacterial drug used in the treatment of tuberculosis. Read this article to learn more about its uses and pharmacological aspects.

10 min readNovember 28, 2023