1. The recommended dose of rifamycin is 388 mg (two tablets) twice daily for three days orally with a glass of liquid with or without food.
2. Do not crush, break or chew the tablets.
3. Do not take rifamycin with alcohol.
• Not used for diarrhea with fever or bloody stool
• Diarrhea due to pathogens other than non-invasive strains of E. coli.
2. Do not crush, break or chew the tablets.
3. Do not take rifamycin with alcohol.
Dosage & When it is to be taken
Dosage : Rifamycin is available as delayed-release tablets containing 194 mg rifamycin to be used for travelers’ diarrhea.When it is not to be taken (Contraindications)
Rifamycin is contraindicated in patients with: • Allergy to Rifamycin or related antibiotics like rifaximin or any of the components in Rifamycin.• Not used for diarrhea with fever or bloody stool
• Diarrhea due to pathogens other than non-invasive strains of E. coli.
