Xifaxan
OVERDOSE
No specific information is available on the treatment of overdosage with XIFAXAN® Tablets. In clinical studies at doses higher than the recommended dose ( > 600 mg/day), adverse events were similar to the recommended dose (200 mg taken three times a day) and to placebo. In the case of overdosage, discontinue XIFAXAN® Tablets, treat symptomatically, and institute supportive measures as required.
CONTRAINDICATIONS
XIFAXAN® Tablets are contraindicated in patients with a hypersensitivity to rifaximin, any of the rifamycin antimicrobial agents, or any of the components in XIFAXAN® Tablets.
Generic Name: Rifaximin
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