Drug Detail:Mycobutin (Rifabutin [ rif-a-bue-tin ])
Generic Name: RIFABUTIN 150mg
Dosage Form: capsule
Drug Class: Rifamycin derivatives
Drug Detail:Mycobutin (Rifabutin [ rif-a-bue-tin ])
Generic Name: RIFABUTIN 150mg
Dosage Form: capsule
Drug Class: Rifamycin derivatives
It is recommended that MYCOBUTIN Capsules be administered at a dose of 300 mg once daily. For those patients with propensity to nausea, vomiting, or other gastrointestinal upset, administration of MYCOBUTIN at doses of 150 mg twice daily taken with food may be useful.
For patients with severe renal impairment (creatinine clearance less than 30 mL/min), consider reducing the dose of MYCOBUTIN by 50%, if toxicity is suspected. No dosage adjustment is required for patients with mild to moderate renal impairment. Reduction of the dose of MYCOBUTIN may also be needed for patients receiving concomitant treatment with certain other drugs (see PRECAUTIONS-Drug Interactions).
Mild hepatic impairment does not require a dose modification. The pharmacokinetics of rifabutin in patients with moderate and severe hepatic impairment is not known.