HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS 9-VALENT VACCINE

RIFAPENTINE

Rifapentine is a semisynthetic drug derived from rifamycin with long-acting effect. It is pharmacologically used as a treatment of tuberculosis that works specifically by interfering with the susceptible strains of DNA-dependent RNA polymerase in intracellular and extracellular Mycobacterium tuberculosis organisms.

Use this medication precisely as recommended by your physician. Follow the prescription of your doctor carefully. 

The medication dose your physician has given is based on your condition, other medications or food supplements you may take, and your reaction to treatment. To diminish your risks for adverse effects, don’t increase your dosage, take it regularly, or take it as instructed by your physician. Adverse events may still happen even at usual prescription dosages. 

If your physician requests you to use this drug consistently, use it regularly to get the most benefits from it. To make you remember it better, take it at a fixed time every day. 

Your doctor may need to modify your dosages to ease your symptoms or if you develop adverse reactions. 

If you have any inquiries with regards to information, ask your physician or pharmacist.

Rifapentine is used in the following conditions:

This medicine may be recommended for different uses. Approach your physician or pharmacist for more information.

  • Do not use Rifapentine in people with the following conditions:
    • Hypersensitivity.

Rifapentine may have the following side effects:

  • Hyperbilirubinemia
  • Hepatotoxicity
  • Discolouration of body fluids
  • Hyperuricemia
  • Hypersensitivity including anaphylaxis
  • Anemia
  • Lymphonaemia 
  • Neutropenia
  • Leukocytosis 
  • Thrombocytosis 
  • Thrombocytopenia 
  • Lymphadenopathy 
  • Increase in non-protein nitrogen
  • Hypoglycaemia
  • Hyperglycaemia
  • Gout
  • Hyperphosphatemia
  • Conjunctivitis
  • Dyspepsia
  • Vomiting
  • Nausea
  • Diarrhea
  • Anorexia
  • Abdominal pain
  • Constipation
  • Fever
  • Fatigue
  • Influenza
  • Herpes zoster
  • Back pain
  • Arthralgia
  • Headache
  • Dizziness
  • Pyuria
  • Proteinuria
  • Haematuria
  • UTI
  • Cystitis
  • Hemoptysis
  • Cough
  • Rash
  • Pruritus
  • Diaphoresis
  • Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhoea (Potentially Fatal)
  • Colitis (Potentially Fatal)

Keep in mind that your physician has recommended this drug since he or she has known that the advantage to you is more noteworthy than the risk of adverse reactions. Many individuals utilizing this medicine don’t have serious side effects.  

A serious allergy to this medication is uncommon. In any case, seek emergency medical help if you see any manifestations of a serious allergic response, including a rash, tingling or swelling particularly of the face or tongue or throat, dizziness or difficulty in breathing. 

This is not a complete list of side effects. If you see other effects not recorded above, contact your physician or pharmacist.

Take extra caution in patients with the following medical conditions:

  • Patient with porphyria
  • Bilateral pulmonary disease; cavity pulmonary lesions and/or positive sputum cultures after initial phase
  • HIV-seropositive patients
  • Hepatic impairment
  • Children
  • Pregnancy and lactation
  • Concomitant use with protease inhibitors and reverse transcriptase inhibitors

Prior to taking this medicine, tell your physician or pharmacist if you are allergic to it, or if you have some other hypersensitivities. This drug may contain inert ingredients which can cause unfavorable side effects or different issues. Talk with your pharmacist for more information.

 

Interactions

Rifapentine may interact with the following medicines:

  • Protease inhibitors or reverse transcriptase inhibitors. 
  • CYP3A4 substrates (e.g. verapamil, fluconazole, methadone, quinidine, corticosteroids, fluoroquinolones, warfarin, tacrolimus). 
  • Barbiturates,
  • Anticonvulsants
  • Benzodiazepines
  • Clofibrate
  • Oral contraceptives.

Inform your physician about the drugs you take including over-the-counter medications, prescribed drugs, supplements and vitamins. 

This is not a complete list of drug interactions. Approach your physician or pharmacist for more details. 

The effects of certain medications can change if you consume different medications or herbal products simultaneously. This can build your risk for side effects or may cause your drugs not to work effectively. These interactions are conceivable, yet don’t generally happen. Your physician or pharmacist can prevent or oversee interactions by changing how you utilize your prescriptions or by close checking. 

While utilizing this drug, don’t start, stop, or change the dose of other medicines you are using without your physician’s advice.

If an overdose is suspected call your healthcare provider immediately.

 

Available Brands:

  • Priftin

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