Chemical formula: C₄₇H₆₄N₄O₁₂ Molecular mass: 877.031 g/mol PubChem compound: 6323497
Rifapentine, a cyclopentyl rifamycin, is an antimycobacterial agent. Rifapentine inhibits DNA-dependent RNA polymerase in susceptible strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis but not in mammalian cells. At therapeutic levels, rifapentine exhibits bactericidal activity against both intracellular and extracellular M. tuberculosis organisms.
This medicinal substance has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification according to its main therapeutic use as follows:
| ATC code | Group title | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| J04AB05 | Rifapentine | J Antiinfectives for systemic use → J04 Antimycobacterials → J04A Drugs for treatment of tuberculosis → J04AB Antibiotics |
Rifapentine is an active ingredient of these brands:
United States (US)Estonia (EE)Hong Kong (HK)Singapore (SG)South Africa (ZA)
Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide. |
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