Products
Farbutin®
Pharmacotherapeutic group
Rifamycin antibioticInternational name
RifabutinDosage form
CapsulesProduct information
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Rifabutin is a broad spectrum semisynthetic antibiotic of the ansamycin group. Its mode of action is related to suppression of amino acid synthesis by inhibiting DNA-dependent RNA polymerase/ Rifabutin is highly active against acid resistant bacteria, including atypical and multidrug resistant Mycobacteria. Rifabutin is active against М.tuberculosis (both rifampicin susceptible and rifampicin resistant strains). In addition, it is also active against non-tuberculous mycobacterial (atypical) species, including М.avium infracellulare complex (МАС).