The Air Force also has significant force structure impacts pending from the 2013 budget request. We reduced the size of the Air Force so we could focus limited resources to ensure that the remaining personnel are as ready and the force structure is as capable as possible.
The display and use of drug information on this site is subject to express terms of use. By continuing to view the drug information, you agree to abide by such terms of use. GENERIC NAME: RIFAMPIN - ORAL (rif-AM-pin) BRAND NAME(S): Rifadin, Rimactane. USES: This medication is a rifamycin antibiotic used to prevent and treat tuberculosis and other infections.This antibiotic treats only bacterial infections. It will not work for viral infections (e.g., common cold, flu).
Lepetit introduced Rifampicin, an orally active rifamycin, around 1966. Rifabutin, a derivative of rifamycin S, was invented around 1975 and came on to the US market in 1993. Hoechst Marion Roussel (now part of Aventis) introduced rifapentine in 1999. Rifaximin is an oral rifamycin marketed in the US by Salix Pharmaceuticals that is poorly absorbed from the intestine. It has been used to treat hepatic encephalopathy and traveler's diarrhea. Currently available rifamycins. Rifampicin or Rifampin; Rifabutin; Rifapentine; Rifaximin; References