noun
- an antibiotic drug used to treat tuberculosis and other bacterial infections
Usage: medical
Examples
- The doctor prescribed rifampin to treat the patient’s tuberculosis.
- Rifampin is often used in combination with other antibiotics.
- The medication rifampin can cause urine to turn orange-red.
- Treatment with rifampin typically lasts several months.
- Rifampin is effective against mycobacterial infections.
- The patient experienced side effects from rifampin therapy.