rifampin
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of rifampin
1965–70; probably rifam ( yci ) n (originally, rifomycin, equivalent to rifo- (perhaps < Italian rifo ( rmare ) to reform ) + -mycin ) + pi(perazine)
Example Sentences
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Since 2018, federal regulators have alerted the public about nitrosamine contamination in samples of the heartburn medication Zantac, the antibiotic rifampin and the smoking-cessation drug Chantix.
From New York Times ● Aug. 11, 2022
He recommended that she take two antibiotics — doxycycline and rifampin — for a total of six weeks to treat the infection.
From New York Times ● Mar. 3, 2022
If TB is resistant to rifampin, it's often resistant to another commonly used drug, Fauci said.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 2, 2010
The last major anti-TB drug, rifampin, was approved more than a quarter-century ago.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the boy's case, the hardy new pneumococci finally succumbed to combined doses of rifampin and fusidic acid, but doctors noted that he was already recovering when the drugs were administered.
From Time Magazine Archive
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