rifampicin

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n) also ri·fam·pi·cin (-p

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A semisynthetic antibiotic derived from a form of rifamycin that interferes with the synthesis of RNA and is used to treat bacterial and viral diseases.

[Blend of rifam(yc)in and p(iperazine).]

rifampicin [rɪˈfæmpɪsɪn] US, rifampin [rɪˈfæmpɪn]

(Medicine / Pharmacology) a drug used in the treatment of tuberculosis, meningitis, and leprosy

[from rifam(y)cin, from Rififi, nickname of the original culture, + -mycin, + inserted pi(perazine)]

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drug			It has been well demonstrated that rifampicin accelerates the metabolism of both ethinyloestradiol and progestogens and potential failure of both COC and the progesterone-only pill. Combined oral contraception and broad-spectrum antibiotic use by Decloedt, Eric; Blockman, Marc / CME: Your SA Journal of CPD According to the World Health Organization (WHO), MDR-TB is a specific form of drug-resistant TB which contains a bacillus resistant to isoniazid and rifampicin, the two most powerful anti-TB drugs. IRIN: Losing the battle against multi-drug resistant TB? by AKIpress News Agency But new strains that have built up immunity to standard antibiotics -- especially isoniazid and rifampicin -- can require drug treatments costing thousands of dollars (euros) and lasting a year to 18 months. Drug-resistant TB rampant in China, ex-USSR by AFP / AFP Asian Edition			riding master riding mower riding off Riding rhyme riding school Ridley ridotto Rie Rie grass Rief Riefenstahl Riel Riemann Riemann (Georg Friedrich) Bernhard Riemannian Riemannian geometry riempie Rienzi Riesling Riesman Rietboc Rievaulx Abbey Rif Rifacimento Rifadin rifampicin rifampin rifamycin rife Riff riff-raff Riffian riffle riffler riffola riffraff rifle rifle ball rifle butt rifle green rifle grenade Rifle pit rifle range rifle shot riflebird rifled rifleman rifleman bird Rifler riflery riflescope			RIF virus RIF virus RIF virus Rif, El- Rif, El- Rif, El- Rif, Er Rif, Er Rif, Er Rif, Er RIFA RIFA rifa- Rifaa at- Tahtawi Rifabutin Rifabutine RIFAC Rifacimento Rifadin Rifadin Rifadin Rifain Rifain Rifain Rifains Rifains Rifains RIFAL rifalazil RIFALC rifampicin Rifampicin Plus Isoniazid rifampin rifampin rifampin rifampin Rifampin, Isoniazid, Pyrazinamide, and Ethambutol rifamycin rifamycin Rifamycin antibiotics Rifamycin antibiotics RIFAN RIFAP Rifapentine Rifat Ilgaz Rifat, Oktay RIFAV Rifaximin RIFB Rifbjerg, Klaus RIFC RIFCA RIFCB RIFCO RIFCU RIFD RIFDA RIFDS rife rife rife

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