Drug Identity
Active Ingredient
Rifaximin
Drug Class
Other Anti-Baterials
Chemical Class
Antibiotics pharmacological group
What is Rifaxa?
Uses
Rifaximin is used to treat travelers' diarrhea caused by Escherichia coli (E. coli) in adults and children who are at least 12 years old....
How It Works
Chemical Class
Antibiotics pharmacological group
Rifaximin also known as Rifaximinum. . It is of Semi Synthetic origin. It belongs to Antibiotics pharmacological group.The Molecular Weight of Rifaximin is 785.88. Its pKa is 7.67.
How to Take It
1
Adult · oral
200 mg — 8 hourly
It can be taken with or without food.
2
Adult · oral
550 mg — 12 hourly
This is indicated for reduction in risk of overt hepatic encephalopathy recurrence in patients 18 years of age.
3
Adult
Scraped Dose
Follow all directions on your prescription label and read all medication guides or instruction sheets. Use the medicine exactly as directed. You may take rifaximin with or without food. For travele
Safety Alerts
Intestinal obstruction, should not be used in patients with diarrhoea complicated by fever, rifamycin hypersensitivity
Important Warnings
Caution when used for hepatic encephalopathy in patients with severe hepatic impairment
If patients develop difficulty in breathing, swelling of face, lip, tongue, or throat discontinue
Side Effects
Abdominal paindepressiondiarrhoeadizzinessdyspneaflatulenceheadachemuscle spasmnauseapruritusrashvomitinganorexiaantibiotic-associated colitisanxiety
Drug Interactions
Tell your doctor about all your other medicines
especially: cyclosporine
ketoconazole
warfarin (Coumadin
Jantoven)
an antibiotic -- clarithromycin
erythromycin
antiviral medicine --ritonavir
Pregnancy & Lactation
Lactation
Caution advised
Storage
Store Between 15°C-25°C.
Price Intelligence
Rs 408.5
DVAGO observed price · per pack of 10 · as of 30 July 2026
Rs 40.85 per unit
No approved ceiling matched to this exact pack and strength.
Prices across sources
ServaidRs 224
DVAGOper pack of 10Rs 408.5
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