Rifampin Capsules

Dosage form: capsule
Drug class:Rifamycin derivatives

Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on Dec 1, 2021.

DESCRIPTION

Rifampin is a semisynthetic antibiotic derivative of rifamycin SV. Rifampin is a red-brown crystalline powder very slightly soluble in water at neutral pH, freely soluble in chloroform, soluble in ethyl acetate and in methanol. Its molecular weight is 822.95 and its chemical formula is C43H58N4O12. The chemical name for rifampin is either: 3-[[(4-methyl-1-piperazinyl) imino]methyl]rifamycin or 5,6,9,17,19,21-hexahydroxy-23-methoxy-2,4,12,16,18,20,22-heptamethyl-8-[N-(4-methyl-1-piperazinyl)formimidoyl]-2,7-(epoxypentadeca[1,11,13] trienimino)naphtho[2,1-b]furan-1,11(2H)-dione 21-acetate.

Its structural formula is:

Rifampin Capsules, USP for oral administration, contain 150 mg or 300 mg rifampin per capsule. The 150 mg and 300 mg capsules also contain the following inactive ingredients: colloidal silicon dioxide, corn starch, D&C Yellow #10 aluminum lake, docusate sodium, FD&C blue #1, FD&C blue #1 aluminum lake, FD&C...