MYCOBUTIN (RIFABUTIN)

Mycobutin Information

Mycobutin is a popular antibiotic that is also commonly known under the generic name of Rifabutin. Such medicines are known to effectively prevent bacteria from growing or from multiplying in the patient’s organism.  

Mycobutin Indications

Mycobutin is a medicine that is widely prescribed in the treatment of AIDS, in the prevention of MAC (Mycobacterium Avium Complex), etc. However, this medicine could also be prescribed to treat or to prevent some other medical conditions that have not been listed in this guide.

Mycobutin Warnings

You must not stop your treatment with this medicine without your physician’s approval even if you start to feel better after a few days. You should know that in some cases, the symptoms ease (or they disappear entirely) before the infection has completely healed.

You should alert your personal healthcare provider as soon as possible if you start to experience chills, bone or muscle pain, fever, Eye redness or pain, blurred vision, headaches, abnormal weakness, excessive tiredness, unusual bruising or bleeding, sore throat, yellow eyes of skin, etc., during or shortly after your treatment with Mycobutin. 

Rifabutin (Mycobutin) is known to sometimes decrease the actions and effects of most contraceptive pills. This is why patients should start using an alternative non-hormonal contraceptive method while they are being treated with this medicine.

You should not start a treatment with Mycobutin if you

• have experienced an allergic reaction to this medicine or to any of its ingredients;
• are suffering from active tuberculosis. This medicine is not able to properly treat this medical condition (the infection might even become immune to the treatment).  

Mycobutin is a category B FDA pregnancy medicine. Therefore, even if it is taken in during pregnancy, this drug should not harm a growing fetus (it is not known to cause any birth defects). However, if you are pregnant, or if you suspect that you might become pregnant soon, you should ask your personal physician whether you may start a treatment with Rifabutin. It has not been clearly determined whether this medicine’s ingredients are able to pass into breast milk or not. Therefore, if you are breastfeeding an infant, you should ask your personal healthcare provider whether it is safe to start taking Mycobutin (or any other type of drugs).

Mycobutin Intake Guidelines

Ask your personal physician how and when to take this medicine. You should avoid disobeying any of your physician’s indications. If you fail to understand some of them, we strongly recommend you to ask a nurse, a doctor or a pharmacist to explain them to you. Each dose of Mycobutin should be accompanied by a glass of water (about 8 ounces of liquid). 

You may take this medicine wither on an empty or on a full stomach. However, if you start experiencing stomach upset, you should try to take this medicine with milk or food. If the patient is unable to swallow the Mycobutin capsule, the pills should be opened and sprinkled on a type of food that the patient is able to eat (for example applesauce). This medicine should be stored at the average room temperature, away from heat, moisture and direct sunlight. Keep this medicine in a cool and dry place (not in the bathroom or anywhere near the kitchen sink). It is important to store Mycobutin away from the reach of pets and children in order to avoid poisoning or any other type of accidents. 

Mycobutin Dosage

Mycobutin Overdose

If you suspect that you might be suffering from an overdose with this medicine, you are probably in need of emergency medical care. Alert your personal physician as soon as possible. Contact your local poison control centre at once. You might have to go to the nearest emergency room in order to get an appropriate treatment for your condition. The average Mycobutin overdose symptoms are expected to include tiredness, vomiting, nausea, unconsciousness, yellow eyes or skin, etc.

Mycobutin Missed Dose

In order to get the proper benefic effects from your treatment with Mycobutin you should take this medicine on a regular basis. If you happen to miss one of you prescribed doses of this drug, you should take it as soon as you recall. If it is about time for another programmed dose, you must skip the one that you have missed and continue your treatment. It is highly forbidden to take extra doses of Mycobutin without your physician’s approval.

Mycobutin Side Effects

A prolonged treatment with Mycobutin could trigger some of the following side effects:

• an allergic reaction;
• sore throat, fever, chills;
• bone or muscle pain;
• excessive weakness or tiredness;
• blurred vision;
• headache;
• Eye redness or pain;
• abnormal bleeding or bruising;
• yellow eyes or skin;
• vomiting, nausea, decreased appetite, diarrhea, or decreased appetite;
• Insomnia.

There are other side effects that have not been mentioned here, but that could be triggered by a treatment with Mycobutin. You should alert your personal physician as soon as possible if you experience anything unusual or bothersome during or after your treatment with this drug.

Mycobutin Drug Reactions

Avoid combining these medicines with Mycobutin (Rifabutin):

• acetaminophen;
• blood thinners;
• barbiturates;
• benzodiazepines;
• beta-blockers;
• heart medicines;
• corticosteroids;
• sulfonylureas;
• sulfa medicines;
• oral birth control pills;
• ethotoin (Peganone), phenytoin (Dilantin), and mephenytoin (Mesantoin);
• theophylline;
• clofibrate (Atromid-S);
• methadone (Dolophine);
• zidovudine ( Retrovir, AZT);
• cyclosporine (Neoral, Sandimmune);
• itraconazole (Sporanox), ketoconazole (Nizoral), and fluconazole (Diflucan).

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