Rifapentine
Comprehensive clinical interaction and dietary monograph for Rifapentine (Rifapentine).
Kitchen Food, Drink & Dietary Conflicts
Biochemical interactions with common foods, beverages & cooking ingredientsDairy Milk, Yogurt & Calcium-Enriched Foods
Divalent calcium binds fluoroquinolone (ciprofloxacin) and tetracycline (doxycycline) antibiotics into unabsorbable ring complexes, reducing systemic antibacterial coverage by up to 90% and causing therapy failure.
Prescription & OTC Drug Interactions (DDI)
Documented pharmacological conflicts & contraindicated co-prescriptionsDietary Supplements, Herbs & Minerals (DNI)
Interactions with over-the-counter vitamins, minerals, and herbal preparationsChronotherapy & Meal Administration Protocols
Optimal absorption, meal-timing rules & GI tolerability protocolsWhen rifapentine is used to treat active TB, it is usually taken with food twice weekly, with doses at least 3 days apart, for the first 2 months and then once weekly for 4 months.
Rationale: Food enhances bioavailability, prevents gastric mucosal irritation, or stabilizes peak-to-trough pharmacokinetic variations.
When rifapentine is used to treat latent TB infection, it should be with food taken once every week.
Rationale: Food enhances bioavailability, prevents gastric mucosal irritation, or stabilizes peak-to-trough pharmacokinetic variations.
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Data on this clinical monograph is compiled from the U.S. National Library of Medicine (MedlinePlus), openFDA Structured Product Labeling (SPL Section 7 Drug Interactions), the NIH Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS), and Krause and Mahan's Food & Nutrition Care Process.