Rifabutin
Alternative Names: Ansamycin; Ansatipin; Ansatipine; LM 427; MycobutinLatest Information Update: 23 Dec 2021
At a glance
- Originator Pfizer
- Class Anti-infectives; Antibacterials; Antituberculars; Aza compounds; Ethers; Piperidines; Rifamycins; Small molecules; Spiro compounds
- Mechanism of Action Protein 50S ribosomal subunit inhibitors
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Orphan Drug Status
Orphan designation is assigned by a regulatory body to encourage companies to develop drugs for rare diseases.
- New Molecular Entity Yes
Highest Development Phases
- Marketed Mycobacterium avium complex infections
Most Recent Events
- 21 Dec 2021 Rifabutin Capsules USP approved in USA for Mycobacterium avium complex infections
- 01 Feb 2015 Pfizer and Ottawa Hospital Research Institute completes a phase I trial in healthy volunteers in Canada (NCT01894776)
- 07 Oct 2009 Launched for Mycobacterium avium complex infections in European Union (PO)