Rifamycin

External sites:	US NLM: Rifamycin;
Identifiers:	ATC code: A07AA13 (WHO) S01AA16 (WHO) S02AA12 (WHO) J04AB03 (WHO) D06AX15 (WHO); ; CAS Number: 6998-60-3; PubChem CID: 6324616; DrugBank: DB11753; ; ChemSpider: 16735998; ; UNII: DU69T8ZZPA; ; KEGG: D02549; D08480; ; ChEBI: CHEBI:29673; ; ChEMBL: ChEMBL437765; ;

Rifamycin
Names
Trade names	Aemcolo
Other names	Rifamycin sodium
Clinical data
Drug class	Rifamycins
Main uses	Travelers' diarrhea
Side effects	Headache, constipation
WHO AWaRe
Pregnancy; category	US: N (Not classified yet); ;
Routes of; use	By mouth
External links
AHFS/Drugs.com	Monograph
MedlinePlus	a619010
Legal
License data	US DailyMed: Rifamycin; US FDA: Aemcolo;
Legal status	US: ℞-only ;
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C37H47NO12
Molar mass	697.778 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
	SMILES CC1C=CC=C(C(=O)NC2=CC(=C3C(=C2O)C(=C(C4=C3C(=O)C(O4)(OC=CC(C(C(C(C(C(C1O)C)O)C)OC(=O)C)C)OC)C)C)O)O)C;
	InChI InChI=1S/C37H47NO12/c1-16-11-10-12-17(2)36(46)38-23-15-24(40)26-27(32(23)44)31(43)21(6)34-28(26)35(45)37(8,50-34)48-14-13-25(47-9)18(3)33(49-22(7)39)20(5)30(42)19(4)29(16)41/h10-16,18-20,25,29-30,33,40-44H,1-9H3,(H,38,46)/b11-10+,14-13+,17-12-/t16-,18+,19+,20+,25-,29-,30+,33+,37-/m0/s1; Key:HJYYPODYNSCCOU-ODRIEIDWSA-N;

Rifamycin, sold under the brand name Aemcolo, is an antibiotics used to treat travelers' diarrhea.^[1] It is not recommended if a fever or bloody stool is present.^[1] It is taken by mouth.^[1]

Common side effects include headache and constipation.^[1] Other side effects may include Clostridium difficile associated diarrhea.^[2] Safety in pregnancy and breastfeeding is unclear.^[3] It is in the rifamycins class of medications.^[1]

Rifamycin was approved for medical use in the United States for treatment is 2018.^[1] In the United States a course of treatment costs about 190 USD as of 2021.^[4]

Medical uses

Dosage

It is taken at a dose of 388 mg twice per day for three days.^[1]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 ^1.7 ^1.8 ^1.9 "Rifamycin Monograph for Professionals". Drugs.com. Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
↑ "DailyMed - AEMCOLO- rifamycin tablet, delayed release". dailymed.nlm.nih.gov. Archived from the original on 17 October 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
↑ "Rifamycin (Aemcolo) Use During Pregnancy". Drugs.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
↑ "Aemcolo Prices and Aemcolo Coupons - GoodRx". GoodRx. Retrieved 17 October 2021.

External links

[AHFS2021-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 ^1.7 ^1.8 ^1.9 "Rifamycin Monograph for Professionals". Drugs.com. Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2021.

[2] "DailyMed - AEMCOLO- rifamycin tablet, delayed release". dailymed.nlm.nih.gov. Archived from the original on 17 October 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2021.

[3] "Rifamycin (Aemcolo) Use During Pregnancy". Drugs.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2021.

[4] "Aemcolo Prices and Aemcolo Coupons - GoodRx". GoodRx. Retrieved 17 October 2021.

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Corticosteroids	Betamethasone Dexamethasone Fluocinolone acetonide Hydrocortisone Prednisolone
Analgesics and anesthetics	Lidocaine Cocaine Phenazone

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External sites:	US NLM: Rifamycin
Identifiers:	ATC code: A07AA13 (WHO) S01AA16 (WHO) S02AA12 (WHO) J04AB03 (WHO) D06AX15 (WHO) CAS Number: 6998-60-3 PubChem CID: 6324616 DrugBank: DB11753 ChemSpider: 16735998 UNII: DU69T8ZZPA KEGG: D02549 D08480 ChEBI: CHEBI:29673 ChEMBL: ChEMBL437765

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