Rifadin Oral

Država: Avstralija

Jezik: angleščina

Source: Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)

Aktivna sestavina:

Rifampicin

Dostopno od:

Sanofi-Aventis Australia Pty Ltd

Razred:

Medicine Registered

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RIFADIN(R) ORAL
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RIFADIN(R) ORAL
(rif-ar-din)
_Rifampicin (rif-am-pee-cin)_
CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION (CMI)
WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET
This leaflet answers some common
questions about Rifadin. 
It does not contain all the available
information. It does not take the
place of talking to your doctor or
pharmacist. 
All medicines have risks and
benefits. Your doctor has weighed
the risks of you taking Rifadin
against the benefits he/she expects it
will have for you. 
IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS ABOUT
TAKING THIS MEDICINE, ASK YOUR
DOCTOR OR PHARMACIST. 
Keep this leaflet with the medicine.
You may need to read it again. 
WHAT RIFADIN IS USED
FOR
Rifadin is an antibiotic that is used in
combination with other medicines to
treat tuberculosis, also known as TB.
TB is a bacterial infection, which
mainly affects the lungs, but it can
also spread to other organs in the
body. 
Rifadin is also used to treat leprosy, a
skin condition that has many forms.
Rifadin is also used to prevent
certain diseases occurring where you
may be in contact with, or have had
contact with, a person known to have
the disease or is known to be able to
pass it on to others. Examples of
such diseases are meningitis, a
serious infectious disease (an
inflammation of the membranes that
cover the brain and spinal cord),
affecting children and young adults,
and pneumonia, conjunctivitis and
meningitis caused by Haemophilus
influenzae, a bacterium in the
respiratory tract. 
This medicine is available only with
a doctor's prescription. 
BEFORE YOU TAKE IT
_WHEN YOU MUST NOT TAKE IT_
DO NOT USE RIFADIN IF: 
YOU HAVE AN ALLERGY TO RIFADIN
(RIFAMPICIN) OR ANY OTHER
RIFAMPICIN MEDICATION OR ANY OF
THE INGREDIENTS LISTED AT THE END OF
THIS LEAFLET. 
Symptoms of an allergic reaction
may include skin rash, itching,
difficulty breathing or swallowing,
and swelling of the face, lips, tongue
and throat. 
YOU HAVE JAUNDICE
(yellowing of the eyes an