About rifaximin

Rifaximin is an antibiotic which works within the gastrointestinal system. It is given to help prevent episodes of a problem called hepatic encephalitis in people with liver disease. Hepatic encephalitis can cause a range of symptoms. These include confusion, personality changes, and changes in alertness.

Another brand of rifaximin tablets, called Xifaxanta®, is used to treat traveller's diarrhoea. If you have been prescribed it for this reason, please see the separate leaflet called Rifaximin for traveller's diarrhoea.

Some medicines are not suitable for people with certain conditions, and sometimes a medicine may only be used if extra care is taken. For these reasons, before you start taking rifaximin it is important that your doctor knows:

• إذا كنتِ حاملاً، تحاولين الإنجاب، أو تقومين بالرضاعة الطبيعية.

• If you are very constipated or think you may have a blocked bowel.

• إذا كنت قد تعرضت في أي وقت مضى لرد فعل تحسسي تجاه دواء.

• إذا كنت تتناول أي أدوية أخرى. يشمل ذلك أي أدوية تتناولها والتي يمكن شراؤها بدون وصفة طبية، بالإضافة إلى الأدوية العشبية والمكملات الغذائية.

• Before you start the treatment, read the manufacturer's printed information leaflet from inside the pack. It will give you more information about rifaximin and will provide you with a full list of the side-effects which you may experience from taking it.

• Take rifaximin exactly as your doctor tells you to. The usual dose is one 550 mg tablet twice daily.

• Swallow the tablets with a drink of water. It is not important whether you take your dose before or after food. The tablets may make your urine look a pink colour - this is harmless.

• إذا نسيت تناول جرعة، فتناولها بمجرد أن تتذكر. إذا تذكرت وكان الوقت قريبًا من موعد الجرعة التالية، فتجاوز الجرعة الفائتة وتناول الجرعة التالية في موعدها. لا تتناول جرعتين معًا لتعويض الجرعة المنسية.
  

• Remember to keep your regular appointments with your doctor. This is so your doctor can check on your progress.

• Continue to take rifaximin unless your doctor tells you to stop. Otherwise your symptoms may return.

Along with their useful effects, most medicines can cause unwanted side-effects although not everyone experiences them. The table below contains some of the most common ones associated with rifaximin when taken for liver problems. You will find a full list in the manufacturer's information leaflet supplied with your medicine. The unwanted effects often improve as your body adjusts to the new medicine, but speak with your doctor or pharmacist if any of the following continue or become troublesome.

إذا شعرت بأي أعراض أخرى تعتقد أنها قد تكون بسبب الأقراص، تحدث مع طبيبك أو الصيدلي للحصول على مزيد من النصائح.

• احفظ جميع الأدوية بعيدًا عن متناول ورؤية الأطفال.

• احفظه في مكان بارد وجاف، بعيدًا عن الحرارة المباشرة والضوء.