What is Rifater used for?
What is Rifater used for?
Rifater Tablets contain three different medicines called isoniazid, rifampicin and pyrazinamide. They all belong to a group of medicines called anti-tuberculous drugs. They work by killing the bacteria that cause tuberculosis. Rifater Tablets are used to treat tuberculosis (also known as TB).
How long do you take Rifater?
Rifater is usually given for at least 4 months, or after lab tests show that your tuberculosis has cleared. Use this medicine for the full prescribed length of time, even if your symptoms quickly improve. Try not to miss any doses. Skipping doses can increase your risk of infection that is resistant to medication.
What are the side effects of rifampicin tablets?
What side effects can this medication cause?
- temporary discoloration (yellow, reddish-orange, or brown color) of your skin, teeth, saliva, urine, stool, sweat, and tears)
- itching.
- flushing.
- headache.
- drowsiness.
- dizziness.
- lack of coordination.
- difficulty concentrating.
What is the use of isoniazid tablets?
What is isoniazid? Isoniazid is an antibiotic that fights bacteria. Isoniazid is used to treat and to prevent tuberculosis (TB). You may need to take other TB medicines in combination with isoniazid.
Why tetracycline should not be administered along with calcium containing antacid?
Tetracycline and calcium carbonate should not be taken orally at the same time. Products that contain magnesium, aluminum, calcium, iron, and/or other minerals may interfere with the absorption of tetracycline into the bloodstream and reduce its effectiveness.
Can rifampin cause liver damage?
Hepatotoxicity. Liver injury from rifampin is uncommon, but well documented. Long term therapy with rifampin is associated with minor, transient elevations in serum aminotransferase levels in 10% to 20% of patients, abnormalities that usually do not require dose adjustment or discontinuation.
What do you need to know about Rifater tablets?
Rifater 1 Rifater Description. Rifater (rifampin/isoniazid/pyrazinamide USP) tablets are combination tablets containing 120 mg rifampin, 50 mg isoniazid, and 300 mg pyrazinamide for use in antibacterial therapy. 2 Clinical Trials. 3 Indications and Usage for Rifater. 4 Contraindications. 5 Warnings. 6 Precautions.
Are there any side effects to taking Rifater?
Rifater is a combination of the three drugs, rifampin, isoniazid, and pyrazinamide. Each of these individual drugs has been associated with liver dysfunction. Systemic hypersensitivity reactions were reported with all three components of Rifater (rifampin, isoniazid, and pyrazinamide).
How many mg of rifampin is in a tablet?
Rifater (rifampin/isoniazid/pyrazinamide USP) tablets are combination tablets containing 120 mg rifampin, 50 mg isoniazid, and 300 mg pyrazinamide for use in antibacterial therapy.
What are the side effects of Rifater triple therapy?
The Rifater triple therapy combination was developed for dosing convenience. Rifampin is a semisynthetic antibiotic derivative of rifamycin SV. Rifampin is a red-brown crystalline powder very slightly soluble in water at neutral pH, freely soluble in chloroform, soluble in ethyl acetate and methanol.