Active Ingredient History
PRIFTIN® (rifapentine) is indicated in adults and children 12 years and older for the treatment of active pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. PRIFTIN must always be used in combination with one or more antituberculosis (anti-TB) drugs to which the isolate is susceptible. Rifapentine is an antibiotic that inhibits DNA-dependent RNA polymerase activity in susceptible cells. Specifically, it interacts with bacterial RNA polymerase but does not inhibit the mammalian enzyme. And it acts via the inhibition of DNA-dependent RNA polymerase, leading to a suppression of RNA synthesis and cell death. It is bactericidal and has a very broad spectrum of activity against most gram-positive and gram-negative organisms (including Pseudomonas aeruginosa) and specifically Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Because of rapid emergence of resistant bacteria, use is restricted to treatment of mycobacterial infections and a few other indications. Rifampin is well absorbed when taken orally and is distributed widely in body tissues and fluids, including the CSF. It is metabolized in the liver and eliminated in bile and, to a much lesser extent, in urine, but dose adjustments are unnecessary with renal insufficiency. Rifapentine has shown higher bacteriostatic and bactericidal activities especially against intracellular bacteria growing in human monocyte-derived macrophages. NCATS
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Organization | Org Type | FDA approvals | Clinical Trials involvement | Org ID | Force Sort |
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Organization | Org Type | FDA approvals | Clinical Trials involvement | Org ID | Force Sort |
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Tuberculosis, Pulmonary (approved 1999)
Behavior, Addictive (Phase 4)
Brain Injuries, Traumatic (Phase 2)
Diabetes Mellitus (Phase 3)
Drug Interactions (Phase 1)
Healthy Volunteers (Phase 1)
Hepatitis (Phase 4)
HIV (Phase 4)
HIV Infections (Phase 4)
HIV Seropositivity (Phase 4)
Infertility, Female (Phase 3)
Latent Tuberculosis (Phase 4)
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Phase 1)
Opioid-Related Disorders (Phase 4)
Patient Compliance (Phase 4)
Pregnancy (Phase 1/Phase 2)
Prostheses and Implants (Phase 3)
Renal Insufficiency (Phase 4)
Silicosis (Phase 3)
Tuberculosis (Phase 4)
Tuberculosis, Female Genital (Phase 3)
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary (Phase 3)
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