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Rifabutin

An antibiotic of the rifamycin family, discovered in Italy in 1975 and approved in the United States in 1992 to prevent Mycobacterium avium infections in people with HIV; it is also used to treat them and for tuberculosis. This family brings together the active ingredient, pharmacopoeial impurities, labelled standards, nitrosamines and other impurities.

Did you know?It is a semi-synthetic derivative of rifamycin S and, like rifampicin, blocks RNA synthesis in bacteria; it has been included in the WHO list of essential medicines.

RifabutinGo to the active ingredient →
RifabutinActive ingredientRifabutinCat. No. P-R052-001CAS 72559-06-9
Rifabutin-d7Isotopically labelledRifabutin-d7Cat. No. P-R052-008CAS 2747918-39-2

EDQM standards 2

The official European Pharmacopoeia standards for this family.

Reference substanceRifabutin CRSEDQM code Y0000149Family Rifabutin

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