Rifampicin

Molecular Formula: C43H58N4O12
CAS Number: 13292-46-1
Appearance: Orange to red-brown powder

Rifampicin, also known as rifampin, is an antibiotic used to treat several types of bacterial infections, including tuberculosis, Mycobacterium avium complex, leprosy, and Legionnaires’ disease .Rifampin is used to treat many bacterial infections of Rhodococcus, Mycobacteria and Staphylococci, as well as some antifungal activity against histoplasmosis or aspergillosis. It is commonly used in conjunction with another antibiotic or antifungal. This antimicrobial class is authorised only in a few countries and with a very limited number of indications (mastitis) and few alternatives, e.g.treatment of Rhodococcus equi ,infections in foals. Rifampicin is critically important in equines.