Rifabutin

Alternate Name: Mycobutin

Description: Mycobutin is used to prevent mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) in people with HIV infection. It is also used to treat tuberculosis in people with HIV. The generic version of Mycobutin is rifabutin. The cost for 100, 150 mg Mycobutin oral capsule is around $3,322. Get savings of up to 80% when you use our free prescription coupon card at any participating pharmacy near you.

Dosage Form: Capsule

Administration Route: By mouth

Drug Class: Antitubercular

Generic Available: Yes

Strength: 150 MG

Warnings: Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, or if you have kidney disease, liver disease, muscle problems, or eye or vision problems. This medicine may cause the following problems:Eye or vision problemsSerious skin reactions, including Stevens-Johnson syndrome, toxic epidermal necrolysis, drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS), acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis (AGEP) This medicine should not be given to patients with active tuberculosis (TB). If you think you may have active TB, tell your doctor. This medicine may cause your skin, tears, saliva, sweat, urine, or bowel movements to turn a brownish-orange color. Your contact lenses could become permanently discolored. This medicine can cause diarrhea. Call your doctor if the diarrhea becomes severe, does not stop, or is bloody. Do not take any medicine to stop diarrhea until you have talked to your doctor. Diarrhea can occur 2 months or more after you stop taking this medicine. Your doctor will do lab tests at regular visits to check on the effects of this medicine. Keep all appointments. Keep all medicine out of the reach of children. Never share your medicine with anyone. This medicine may make you bleed, bruise, or get infections more easily. Take precautions to prevent illness and injury. Wash your hands often.

Food Warnings: Do not use this medicine together with cabotegravir/rilpivirine, delavirdine, or voriconazole., Some medicines can affect how rifabutin works. Tell your doctor if you are using any of the following:Amprenavir, atazanavir/ritonavir, bedaquiline, bictegravir, clarithromycin, darunavir/ritonavir, doravirine, elvitegravir/cobicistat, etravirine, fluconazole, fosamprenavir/ritonavir, indinavir, itraconazole, lopinavir/ritonavir, nelfinavir, posaconazole, rilpivirine, ritonavir, saquinavir, saquinavir/ritonavir, sofosbuvir, tipranavir/ritonavirBirth control pills, This medicine can cause diarrhea. Call your doctor if the diarrhea becomes severe, does not stop, or is bloody. Do not take any medicine to stop diarrhea until you have talked to your doctor. Diarrhea can occur 2 months or more after you stop taking this medicine., This medicine may make you bleed, bruise, or get infections more easily. Take precautions to prevent illness and injury. Wash your hands often., This medicine should not be given to patients with active tuberculosis (TB). If you think you may have active TB, tell your doctor., Your doctor will do lab tests at regular visits to check on the effects of this medicine. Keep all appointments., Keep all medicine out of the reach of children. Never share your medicine with anyone.