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Below are Rifadin (Rifampin) reviews, ratings, comments submitted by patients and caregivers. Based on a total of 1 ratings/reviews, Rifadin has an overall score of 8. The effectiveness score is 8 and the side effect score is 10. The scores are on ten point scale: 10 - best, 1 - worst. This information is not vetted and should not be cosidered as clinical evidence. | Rifadin review by 23 year old female patient | | Rating |
Overall rating: | | |
Effectiveness: | | Considerably Effective |
Side effects: | | No Side Effects | | Treatment Info |
Condition / reason: | | MRSA abcess |
Dosage & duration: | | 500 mg taken two times a day for the period of 10 days |
Other conditions: | | none |
Other drugs taken: | | none | | Reported Results |
Benefits: | | The abcess and inflammation around the area disappeared. It is very important that MRSA abcesses be treated immediately. If you have a history of MRSA, get to your doctor and begin medication as quickly as possible. Rifmapin is a very effective drug for MRSA infections. The doctor will do a workup of all the effective medications against your specific MRSA infection and choose the appropriate antibiotic. |
Side effects: | | There were no side effects that I encountered. The drug must be taken on an empty stomach, which is not the case for many other antibiotics. If the drug is not taken on an empty stomach, its effects will be diluded and the drug will be less potent against the infection. It is always recommended to follow the instructions for any drug very closely, and as for rifampin, take it on an empty stomach. |
Comments: | | Rifampin is a drug used for MRSA infections. It is important that for any abcess that presents, for the doctor to take a culture of the bacteria and send it to the lab. Some abcesses are not MRSA infections, and others may be MRSA infections. MRSA can be very serious in elderly or immunocompromised patients, and will many times present as localized abcesses in the healthy patinet. |
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