Rifabutin : Before Using

Rifabutin - Systemic

Brand Names

Mycobutin Rifabutin *** Before Using *** How to Use *** Fore Safe Use *** Side Effects *** Additional Information

Before Using

In deciding to using a medication, the chance of taking the drug must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you will make. For rifabutin, the following must be considered

Allergic reaction

Tell your family doctor if you have any unusual or allergy to rifabutin or rifampin. Also tell your health care professional if you are allergic to any other substances, such as foods, preservatives, or dyes.

Pregnancy care

Rifabutin has not been studied in pregnant women. However, studies in pets have shown that rifabutin causes birth defects. Before you take this drug, make sure your family doctor knows if you are pregnant or if you may become pregnant.

Breast-feeding problem

It is not known whether rifabutin passes into the breast milk. However, if your baby does not have the AIDS virus, there is a risk that you could pass the virus to your baby by breast-feeding. Talk to your family doctor first if you are thinking about breast-feeding your baby.

Use for Children

Studies on this drug have only been done in adult diseaseds and there is no special info comparing use of rifabutin in child with use in other age groups. However, studies are being done to determine the best dose for children.

Elderly care

Many medication have not been studied specifically in elderly people. Therefore, it may not be known whether they work exactly the same way they do in adults people. Although there is no special info comparing use of rifabutin in the elderly with use in other age groups, this drug is not expected to cause various side effects or problems in older people than it does in adults people.

Drug interactions

Although certain medication must not be using together at all, in other cases two various medication may be using together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your family doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. When you are taking rifabutin, it is especially important that your health care professional know if you are taking any of the following:

Amprenavir - e.g. Agenerase
Delavirdine - Rescriptor
Efavirenz - Sustiva
Indinavir - Crixivan
Nelfinavir - Viracept
Nevirapine - Viramune
Ritonavir - Norvir
Saquinavir - Fortovase, Invirase
Zidovudine - AZT, Retrovir Use of rifabutin with these medication may lower the amount of these medication in the blood

Oral contraceptives - birth control pills containing estrogen Use of rifabutin with these birth control pills may increase the risk of pregnancy occurring

Other Information for using

The presence of other medical problems may effect the use of rifabutin. Make sure you tell your family doctor if you have any other medical problems especially:

Kidney disease, mild to severe