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Chinese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics ›› 2006, Vol. 11 ›› Issue (1): 1-9.

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Progress of clinical pharmacological study on rifabutin

LI Zhao-xu, ZHANG Jin-nan, REN Shuang, GAO Cheng-ying, SUN Yi, WANG Xue   

  1. School of Chem .-Biolog and Pharmaceutical Science, Capital University of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100069 , China
  • Received:2005-11-01 Revised:2005-12-09 Online:2006-01-06 Published:2020-10-23

Abstract: Rifabutin ( RBT) is a rifamycin deriva- tive, like rifampicin ( RIF) , registered for the prophylaxis and treatment of mycobacterium avium complex ( MAC) in patients with AIDS by FDA in 1992 .Subsequently, the drug was approved by many other countries .But now, it is used not only in the prophlaxis and treatment of mycobac- terium avium complex but also in the treatment of pulmo- nary tuberculosis and Helicobacter pylori .For its high li- pophilic characteristic and weak inducing properties com- pare to other rifamycin derivative, it can be applied in treatment with many diseases successfully, especially when combine with other antibiotics, and can solve the problem of traditional antibiotics resistance and increase the clinical safety of combined medical treatment .This paper just shows the progress of clinical pharmacological study and related aspects on rifabutin in order to instruct prescription .

Key words: Rifabutin ;CYP450 ;drug interaction , MAC;pulmonary tuberculosis ;Helicobacter pylori

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