User:Mr. Ibrahem/Rifamycin

Rifamycin, sold under the brand name Aemcolo, is an antibiotics used to treat travelers' diarrhea. It is not recommended if a fever or bloody stool is present. It is taken by mouth.

Common side effects include headache and constipation. Other side effects may include Clostridium difficile associated diarrhea. Safety in pregnancy and breastfeeding is unclear. It is in the rifamycins class of medications.

Rifamycin was approved for medical use in the United States for treatment is 2018. In the United States a course of treatment costs about 190 USD as of 2021.