Johns Hopkins ABX Guide
Rifaximin
INDICATIONS
FDA
FDA
- Treatment of traveler’s diarrhea due to noninvasive E. coli
- Reduction in risk of overt hepatic encephalopathy recurrence
- Treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome-diarrhea predominant (IBS-D)
NON-FDA APPROVED USES
NON-FDA APPROVED USES
- C. difficile-associated diarrhea (prevention, or second-line treatment)
- Small bowel bacterial overgrowth
- Prevention of traveler’s diarrhea
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Last updated: March 7, 2019
Citation
Dzintars, Kathryn, and Paul A Pham. "Rifaximin." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2019. Pediatrics Central, peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540485/all/Rifaximin.
Dzintars K, Pham PA. Rifaximin. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2019. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540485/all/Rifaximin. Accessed May 18, 2025.
Dzintars, K., & Pham, P. A. (2019). Rifaximin. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540485/all/Rifaximin
Dzintars K, Pham PA. Rifaximin [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2019. [cited 2025 May 18]. Available from: https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540485/all/Rifaximin.
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