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Older antibiotic might speed TB treatment  -  Dec 17, 2007
By substituting a high-dose version of the drug rifapentine for another antibiotic in the ... He said rifapentine stayed in the blood in three times higher ... Reuters

Studies: TB can be treated in few months  -  Sep 18, 2007
A second study by Hopkins researchers cured mice of TB in 10 weeks instead of the usual six months with moxifloxacin plus the TB drug rifapentine at higher ... USA Today

Older antibiotic might speed TB treatment  -  Dec 18, 2007
By substituting a high-dose version of the drug rifapentine for another antibiotic in ... Daily doses of rifapentine, made by Sanofi-Aventis and previously ... Reuters India

Rifapentine (Systemic).  -  Feb 1, 2006
To help clear up your tuberculosis completely, you must keep taking this medicine for the full time of treatment, even if you begin to feel better. ... Free with registration - USP DI-Volume II, Advice for the... - AccessMyLibrary.com

Rifapentine (Systemic).(Drug overview)  -  May 1, 2006
To help clear up your tuberculosis completely, you must keep taking this medicine for the full time of treatment, even if you begin to feel better. ... Free with registration - USP DI-Volume II, Advice for the... - AccessMyLibrary.com

Xinhua - English  -  Feb 15, 2007
In a four-year trial, researchers at St. George's, University of London, combined antibiotic drug rifapentine and broad-spectrumantibiotic moxifloxacin ... 新�网

… Gains New Respect as Potent Treatment for Tuberculosis; Rifapentine...  -  Dec 17, 2007
..."Rifapentine is back," says Johns Hopkins infectious disease specialist Eric ... Article: Analysis of Rifapentine for Preventive Therapy in the ... ... Pay-Per-View - Ascribe Higher Education News Service - HighBeam Research

… Therapy; Population pharmacokinetics of rifapentine and its...  -  Jan 10, 2006
2006 JAN 10 - (NewsRx.com) -- Population pharmacokinetics of rifapentine and its primary desacetyl metabolite were determined in tuberculosis patient in ... Pay-Per-View - Life Science Weekly - Factiva, from Dow Jones

Intracellular bacterial communities in cystitis; rifapentine cures TB...  -  Dec 17, 2007
A study published this week in the open access journal PLoS Medicine presents convincing evidence that intracellular bacterial communities (IBCs) commonly ... eurekalert.org

Older Antibiotic Gains New Respect as Potent Treatment for Tuberculosi...  -  Dec 14, 2007
..."Rifapentine is back," says Johns Hopkins infectious disease specialist Eric ... Rifapentine, approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in 1998 for ... newswise.com

Johns Hopkins University, US Recent research focus of reports from …  -  Dec 12, 2006
Single- and multiple-dose pharmacokinetics of rifampin and rifapentine were ... "Stable cure was achieved after 4 months of twice-weekly rifapentine plus ... Pay-Per-View - Life Science Weekly - Factiva, from Dow Jones

TB-Alliance et Sanofi vont collaborer contre la tuberculose  -  Oct 15, 2008
Sanofi fournira son savoir-faire et la rifapentine, un antibiotique considéré comme « orphelin ». Ce produit permettrait de réduire notablement la durée du ... Viva Presse

Ritonavir Oral : Uses, Side Effects, Interactions, Pictures, Warnings...  -  Sep 30, 2008
Priftin (rifapentine) US prescribing information. Aventis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. June, 1998. 3.Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Division of ... WebMD

JAMA -- Update on the Treatment of Tuberculosis and Latent …  -  Jun 8, 2005
In patients who took isoniazid and rifapentine and whose 2-month cultures ... Double dagger indicates rifapentine should not be used in patients who have ... Journal of American Medical Association - Journal of American Medical Association...

REGIONAL NEWS: MEDIQUEST SAYS FDA WILL ISSUE EARLY …  -  Jun 26, 2008
With rifapentine ... but Reichman noted that the FDA urges caution in using rifapentine ... Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA) ... Pay-Per-View - Seattle Post-Intelligencer - HighBeam Research

New antibiotic drug combo to speed up treatment of tuberculosis  -  Sep 19, 2007
Rifapentine became available in the United States in 1998 and scientists say it is more effective against drug-resistant strains of TB. ... Hindu

Tuberculose: accord pour développer de nouveaux médicaments  -  Oct 14, 2008
..."Il semble que la rifapentine permettrait de réduire la durée du traitement. A terme, elle pourrait remplacer la rifampicine pour un traitement de moins de ... Le Point

Netherlands Corporate News - TB Alliance stapt in …  -  Oct 14, 2008
In fact, in animal trials, certain rifapentine-containing regimens have shown considerable potential for shortening TB treatment. ... Netherlands Corporate News - Netherlands Corporate News (persbericht)

Chemotherapy And Chemoprophylaxis Of Leprosy  -  Jan 17, 2008
Recent findings from mouse experiments indicate that rifapentine and moxifloxacin are significantly more bactericidal, respectively, than rifampicin and ... TropIKA

FDA OKs Treatment for Rare Disease | Article from AP Online |...  -  Apr 28, 2006
The Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday it has approved rifapentine for treatment of ... tuberculosis patients, rifapentine has been designated an ... Pay-Per-View - AP Online - HighBeam Research

ICAAC: Moxifloxacin could cut TB treatment time to four months  -  Sep 18, 2007
Rifapentine became available in the United States in 1998 and scientists say it is more effective against drug-resistant strains of TB. ... Aidsmap

New Drugs Trials Could Slash Treatment Times  -  Feb 18, 2007
In the four-year trial, a high dose of antibiotic drug rifapentine and a ... Both rifapentine and moxifloxacin are already used in the treatment of TB, ... Medical News Today - Medical News Today (press release)

Antibiotic Drug Combo to Speed Up Treatment of Tuberculosis  -  Nov 30, 2007
Rifapentine became available in the United States in 1998 and scientists say it is more effective against drug-resistant strains of TB. ... Virtual Medical Centre - The Virtual Medical Centre

COX2-related multicentric mixed-type Castleman's disease in a young …  -  Mar 1, 2005
In this case, however, tentative anti-tuberculosis therapy (isoniazid 300 mg once daily, pyrazinamide 500 mg three times daily and rifapentine 600 mg once ... Nature.com

New Antibiotic Drug Combo to Speed Up Treatment of Tuberculosis  -  Sep 14, 2007
Rifapentine became available in the United States in 1998 and scientists say it is more effective against drug-resistant strains of TB. ... newswise.com

Article: Migraine Prevalence 6% among adolescents: panel recommends …  -  Nov 1, 2006
Article: Analysis of Rifapentine for Preventive Therapy in ... Immunotherapy Weekly; October 18, 1999 ; 650 words ... ... R. "Analysis of Rifapentine for ... Pay-Per-View - Clinical Psychiatry News - HighBeam Research

Home Sales | Article from The Washington Post | HighBeam Research  -  Nov 30, 2008
The drug, rifapentine, was ... diagnosed in the United States in 1997. A major benefit of the new drug is that it reduces the number of treatments needed to ... Pay-Per-View - Washington Post - HighBeam Research

Recurrent Tuberculosis in the United States and Canada: Relapse or …  -  Jan 1, 2005
Participants were then randomly allocated to receive treatment with either rifapentine and isoniazid once a week or rifampin and isoniazid twice per week to ... RedOrbit

Fludrocortisone (Systemic).  -  Oct 27, 2005
Butazolidin) or Phenytoin (eg, Dilantin) Primidone (eg, Mysoline) or Rifabutin (eg, Mycobutin) or Rifampin (eg, Rifadin) Rifapentine (eg, ... Free with registration - USP DI-Volume II, Advice for the... - AccessMyLibrary.com

Studies: TB can be treated in few months  -  Sep 19, 2007
A second study by Hopkins researchers cured mice of TB in 10 weeks instead of the usual six months with moxifloxacin plus the TB drug rifapentine at higher ... 新�网

Etravirine (TMC125, Intelence) granted accelerated approval in US  -  Jan 21, 2008
In addition, etravirine should not be co-administered with carbamazepine, phenobarbital, phenytoin, rifampin, rifapentine, rifabutin (when part of a regimen ... Aidsmap

Use of Therapeutic Drug Monitoring in Tuberculosis Patients  -  Jan 7, 2005
Low isoniazid concentration associated with outcome of tuberculosis treatment with once-weekly isoniazid and rifapentine. Am J Respir Grit Care Med 2003; ... RedOrbit

Hope for speedier TB treatment  -  Feb 17, 2007
Combining the two antibiotics, rifapentine and moxifloxacin, has been shown to be an effective TB treatment in animal studies. BBC News

Sirolimus (Systemic).  -  Feb 1, 2006
Tegretol) or Rifabutin (eg, Mycobutin) or Rifampin (eg, Rifadin) or Rifapentine (eg, Priftin) St. John's wort -- May decrease the effects of sirolimus ... Free with registration - USP DI-Volume II, Advice for the... - AccessMyLibrary.com

Tibotec's Intelence (Etravirine, TMC125) is Approved by FDA  -  Jan 18, 2008
...the antibiotics Rifadin (rifampin), Priftin (rifapentine) and Mycobutin (rifabutin); or products containing St. John's wort (Hypericum perforatum). ... AIDSmeds.com HIV/AIDS Treatment News

Virginia Regulations - 12 VAC 5-90-225. Additional data to be...  -  Aug 9, 2005
...(2) Known or suspected active TB disease resistant to rifampin, rifabutin, rifapentine or other rifamycin with or without resistance to any other drug. ... Pay-Per-View - Virginia Regulations - Loislaw

Shorter, simpler TB regimen considered a priority.(Infectious...  -  Aug 1, 2006
Both fluoroquinolones have pharmacokinetics amenable to weekly dosing, as does rifapentine, another drug well along in the pipeline. ... Free with registration - Family Practice News - AccessMyLibrary.com

Management of active tuberculosis.(Disease/Disorder overview)(Cover …  -  Dec 1, 2005
...those whose initiation phase did not include pyrazinamide; and those who received once-weekly isoniazid and rifapentine during the initiation phase of ... $4.95 - American Family Physician - ECNext

Shorter, simpler TB regimen considered a priority.(Infectious...  -  Aug 15, 2006
Both fluoroquinolones have pharmacokinetics amenable to weekly dosing, as does rifapentine, a long-acting rifamycin developed in the 1990s. ... Free with registration - Internal Medicine News - AccessMyLibrary.com

Lack Of Tuberculosis Trials In Children Unacceptable, Experts Argue  -  Aug 20, 2008
...one study of new agents for tuberculosis: a large Phase 3 trial evaluating once-weekly rifapentine + isoniazid for treatment of latent tuberculosis." ... sciencedaily.com

African Health Officials Face TB Crisis | Article from AP Online |...  -  Aug 26, 2005
In studies in South Africa, rifapentine was used in combination with other current TB drugs, isoniazid, pyrazinamid ... ... Pay-Per-View - AP Online - HighBeam Research

News feature: Trials and tribulations  -  Feb 28, 2007
Researchers are eager to test some of the existing drugs, such as rifampin and rifapentine, at higher doses and in new combinations to see if they can ... Nature.com

Sirolimus (Systemic).(Drug overview)  -  Aug 1, 2006
Carbamazepine (eg, Tegretol) or Rifabutin (eg, Mycobutin) or Rifampin (eg, Rifadin) or Rifapentine (eg, Priftin) St. John's wort -- May decrease the effects ... Free with registration - USP DI-Volume II, Advice for the... - AccessMyLibrary.com

Extending higher dosage of etanercept found safe: some prescribers...  -  Nov 1, 2005
Patients were then randomized ... plus 600 mg rifamycin twice weekly or 900 mg isoniazid ... of follow-up, 48 patients in the rifapentine group ... about ... Pay-Per-View - Family Practice News - HighBeam Research

Shorter antibiotic course for latent TB increases compliance  -  Dec 29, 2008
The agency also is running its own trial comparing three months of weekly rifapentine combined with daily isoniazid to nine months of daily isoniazid by ... American Medical News

Tuberculosis rates are lower than ever, but rate of decline has...  -  Jun 1, 2007
The consortium is also nearly through a trial of a 3-month rifapentine-based treatment for latent TB infection. BY MIRIAM E. TUCKER. Free with registration - Skin & Allergy News - AccessMyLibrary.com

TB treatment trials needed for children  -  Sep 3, 2008
...one study of new agents for tuberculosis: a large Phase 3 trial evaluating once-weekly rifapentine plus isoniazid for treatment of latent tuberculosis.� ... Virtual Medical Centre - The Virtual Medical Centre

'Fantastic' drug may speed TB treatment | Article from Chicago Sun...  -  Sep 19, 2007
A second study by Johns Hopkins researchers cured mice of TB in 10 weeks instead of the usual six months with moxifloxacin plus the TB drug rifapentine at ... Pay-Per-View - Chicago Sun-Times - HighBeam Research

Article: Anti-HIV drug has potential to prevent sexual transmission.(...  -  Nov 1, 2006
Rifapentine has a long half-life ... randomised, multicentre trial among HIV-negative people who received directly observed ... susceptible pulmonary ... Pay-Per-View - Reproductive Health Matters - HighBeam Research

How to take Erlotinib from Consumer Reports Health.  -  Jan 12, 2008
...rifabutin (Mycobutin); rifampin (Rifadin, Rimactane); rifapentine; telithromycin (Ketek); troleandomycin (TAO); and voriconazole (Vfend). ... consumerreports.org

Comment les antibiotiques s'attaquent aux bactéries - Santé - Webzine  -  Aug 11, 2005
En comparant deux molécules de la famille des rifamycines, la rifabutine et la rifapentine, ils se sont aperçus que les modes d'actions des deux produits ... Casafree.com

isoniazid | Definition of isoniazid | HighBeam.com: Online Dictionary  -  Jul 12, 2006
A new drug to treat tuberculosis has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, The Washington Post reported Wednesday. The drug, rifapentine . ... Pay-Per-View - Oxford American College Dictionary - HighBeam Research

Lack of tuberculosis trials in children unacceptable  -  Aug 18, 2008
...one study of new agents for tuberculosis: a large Phase 3 trial evaluating once-weekly rifapentine + isoniazid for treatment of latent tuberculosis." ... eurekalert.org

Grande-Bretagne : un nouveau médicament pour réduire la durée du …  -  Feb 15, 2007
Pendant quatre ans de recherches, les chercheurs de la Saint George's, une université basée à Londres, ont combiné les antibiotiques rifapentine et ... XINHUA

Article: Drug-Resistant TB Spreads in S. Africa - AP Online |...  -  Nov 23, 2006
In studies in South Africa, rifapentine was used in combination with other current TB drugs, isoniazid, pyrazinamid ... ... Pay-Per-View - Associated Press/AP Online - HighBeam Research

Long dormant, antibiotic pipeline flowing again with more than 120 …  -  Oct 8, 2007
Another paper, also co-authored by Dr. Grosset, showed a combination of moxifloxacin, rifapentine and pyrazinamide cured this infection in a mouse model in ... American Medical News

TB rates at all-time low, but the decline has slowed.(Infectious...  -  Apr 15, 2007
The consortium is also nearing completion of a trial of a 3-month rifapentine-based treatment for latent TB infection. BY MIRIAM E. TUCKER. Free with registration - Family Practice News - AccessMyLibrary.com

Research may provide two-month cure for TB | Article from Oakland …  -  Sep 19, 2007
A second study by Hopkins researchers cured mice of TB in 10 weeks instead of the usual six months with moxifloxacin plus the TB drug rifapentine at higher ... Pay-Per-View - Oakland Tribune - HighBeam Research

Article: Research may provide two-month cure for TB - Oakland Tribune...  -  Sep 19, 2007
A second study by Hopkins researchers cured mice of TB in 10 weeks instead of the usual six months with moxifloxacin plus the TB drug rifapentine at higher ... Pay-Per-View - Oakland Tribune - HighBeam Research

Article: CDC Reports Increase in Resistant TB - AP Online | HighBeam ...  -  Mar 24, 2006
CDC Reports Increase in Resistant TB ... find AP Online articles. MIKE STOBBE, Associated Press Writer AP Online 03-24-2006 Dateline: ATLANTA H... Pay-Per-View - AP Online - HighBeam Research

Weekly dose of levothyroxine is safe, preferred.(Metabolic Disorders)(...  -  Dec 15, 2008
Both fluoroquinolones have pharmacokinetics amenable to weekly dosing, as does rifapentine, another drug well along in the pipeline. ... Pay-Per-View - Family Practice News - HighBeam Research

Colo. Hospital Strict With TB Patient | Article from AP Online |...  -  Jun 1, 2007
But rifapentine should not be used by TB patients who have the AIDS virus, panelists cautioned. Copyright ... AP Online ... Pay-Per-View - Associated Press/AP Online - HighBeam Research

Article: Rare TB Case on Plane Prompts Warning - AP Online | HighBeam...  -  May 29, 2007
Rare TB Case on Plane Prompts Warning ... find AP Online articles. ATLANTA - A man with a rare and dangerous form of tuberculosis may have spread the ... Pay-Per-View - Associated Press/AP Online - HighBeam Research

Article: Colo. Hospital Strict With TB Patient - AP Online | HighBeam...  -  May 31, 2007
But rifapentine should not be used by TB patients who have the AIDS virus, panelists cautioned. Copyright ... AP Online ... Pay-Per-View - Associated Press/AP Online - HighBeam Research

Denver Hospital Known for TB Treatment | Article from AP Online | …  -  May 31, 2007
But rifapentine should not be used by TB patients who have the AIDS virus, panelists cautioned. Copyright ... AP Online ... Pay-Per-View - Associated Press/AP Online - HighBeam Research

Shorter TB Therapy Shows Promise | Article from AP Online | HighBeam ...  -  Sep 19, 2007
A second study by Hopkins researchers cured mice of TB in 10 weeks instead of the usual six months with moxifloxacin plus the TB drug rifapentine at higher ... Pay-Per-View - Associated Press/AP Online - HighBeam Research

Bucks County Courier Times (Levittown, PA)  -  Sep 18, 2007
A second study by Hopkins researchers cured mice of TB in 10 weeks instead of the usual six months with moxifloxacin plus the TB drug rifapentine at higher ... $3.50 - Bucks County Courier Times - NewsBank

Shorter TB Therapy Shows Promise | Article from AP Online | HighBeam ...  -  Sep 18, 2007
A second study by Hopkins researchers cured mice of TB in 10 weeks instead of the usual six months with moxifloxacin plus the TB drug rifapentine at higher ... Pay-Per-View - Associated Press/AP Online - HighBeam Research

New TB Strain in South Africa a Concern | Article from AP Online | …  -  Apr 8, 2007
In studies in South Africa, rifapentine was used in combination with other current TB drugs, isoniazid, pyrazinamid ... ... Pay-Per-View - Associated Press/AP Online - HighBeam Research

Article: Studies: TB Can Be Treated in Few Months - AP Online | …  -  Sep 19, 2007
A second study by Hopkins researchers cured mice of TB in 10 weeks instead of the usual six months with moxifloxacin plus the TB drug rifapentine at higher ... Pay-Per-View - Associated Press/AP Online - HighBeam Research

Article: Shorter TB Therapy Shows Promise - AP Online | HighBeam …  -  Sep 18, 2007
A second study by Hopkins researchers cured mice of TB in 10 weeks instead of the usual six months with moxifloxacin plus the TB drug rifapentine at higher ... Pay-Per-View - Associated Press/AP Online - HighBeam Research

Studies: TB Can Be Treated in Few Months | Article from AP Online | …  -  Sep 18, 2007
A second study by Hopkins researchers cured mice of TB in 10 weeks instead of the usual six months with moxifloxacin plus the TB drug rifapentine at higher ... Pay-Per-View - Associated Press/AP Online - HighBeam Research

Article: Studies: TB Can Be Treated in Few Months - AP Online | …  -  Sep 18, 2007
A second study by Hopkins researchers cured mice of TB in 10 weeks instead of the usual six months with moxifloxacin plus the TB drug rifapentine at higher ... Pay-Per-View - Associated Press/AP Online - HighBeam Research

Trends in Tuberculosis Incidence - United States, 2006 | Article from...  -  Mar 23, 2007
TBTC also is nearing completion of a trial of a 3-month rifapentine-based treatment for latent TB infection. Despite these targeted measures to control TB, ... Pay-Per-View - MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly... - HighBeam Research

Reducirían tiempo de tratamiento de tuberculosis  -  Sep 18, 2007
Para ello, se empleó moxifloxacin junto con la droga antituberculosa rifapentine en dosis más altas. "Eso suena fantástico", dijo el doctor Melvin Spigelman ... AZ Central.com

Intelence (etravirine, TMC-125)  -  Jan 18, 2008
Intelence puede interactuar con Biaxin (clarithromycin), Rifadin (rifampin), Priftin (rifapentine) y Mycobutin (rifabutin), medicamentos que se usan para el ... AIDSmeds.com HIV/AIDS Treatment News

ОÑ?тарÑ?л антибиотик уÑ?корÑ?ва възÑ?тановÑ?ването при туберколоз  -  Jan 7, 2008
ЗаменÑ?йки антибиотик от терапевтичната Ñ?хема Ñ? рифапентин (rifapentine), учените Ñ?а уÑ?пели да излекуват мишки 2-3 пъти по бързо. ... DoctorBG.com





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