Rifaximin 550mg tablets

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English

Source: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)

Active ingredient:

Rifaximin

Available from:

Special Order

ATC code:

A07AA11

INN (International Name):

Rifaximin

Dosage:

550mg

Pharmaceutical form:

Oral tablet

Class:

No Controlled Drug Status

Prescription type:

Valid as a prescribable product

Product summary:

BNF: 05010700

Patient Information leaflet

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PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER
TARGAXAN
® 550MG FILM-COATED TABLETS
(rifaximin)
Your medicine is available using the name Targaxan 550mg
film-coated tablets but will be referred to as Targaxan
throughout this leaflet.
READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU
START TAKING THIS MEDICINE BECAUSE IT CONTAINS
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR YOU.

Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.

If you have any further questions, ask your doctor or
pharmacist.

This medicine has been prescribed for you only. Do not
pass it on to others. It may harm them, even if their
signs of illness are the same as yours.

If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or
pharmacist. This includes any possible side effects not
listed in this leaflet. See section 4.
WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET:
1.
What Targaxan is and what it is used for
2.
What you need to know before you take Targaxan
3.
How to take Targaxan
4.
Possible side effects
5.
How to store Targaxan
6.
Contents of the pack and other information
1.
WHAT TARGAXAN IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR
Targaxan contains the active substance rifaximin. Targaxan is
an antibiotic that destroys bacteria, which can cause a
disease called hepatic encephalopathy (symptoms include
agitation, confusion, muscle problems, difficulty in speaking
and in some cases coma).
Targaxan is used in adults with liver disease to reduce the
recurrence of episodes of overt hepatic encephalopathy.
Targaxan can either be used alone or more commonly
together with medicines containing lactulose (a laxative).
2.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU TAKE
TARGAXAN
DO NOT TAKE TARGAXAN:

if you are allergic to:

rifaximin

similar types of antibiotics (such as rifampicin or
rifabutin)

any of the other ingredients of this medicine (listed
in section 6).

if you have a blockage in your intestine
WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS
Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Targaxan.
While you are taking Targaxan your urine may turn a reddish
colour. This is quite normal.
Treatment wi