The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
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ISSUE1191
September 13, 2004
Rifaximin (Xifaxan) for Travelers' Diarrhea
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Rifaximin (Xifaxan) for Travelers' Diarrhea
September 13, 2004 (Issue: 1191)
Rifaximin (Xifaxan - Salix), a non-absorbed oral antibiotic derived from rifampin (Rifadin, and others), has been approved by the FDA for treatment of travelers' diarrhea caused by noninvasive strains of Escherichia coli in patients 12 years of age...more
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