Rifamycin - Cosmo/Dr Falk Pharma/Salix
Alternative Names: AEMCOLO; CB-01-11; CB-01-25; M-14; Relafalk; Rifamycin controlled-release; Rifamycin CR; Rifamycin SV; Rifamycin SV MMX; Rifamycin-sodium; Rifamycin-SV-sodium; StadmycinLatest Information Update: 05 Nov 2023
At a glance
- Originator Cosmo Pharmaceuticals
- Developer Cosmo Pharmaceuticals; Dr Falk Pharma; Hunter Holmes Mcguire Veteran Affairs Medical Center; RedHill Biopharma; Salix Pharmaceuticals
- Class Antibacterials; Antirheumatics; Antituberculars; Rifamycins; Small molecules
- Mechanism of Action DNA-directed RNA polymerase 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 No
Highest Development Phases
- Marketed Traveller's diarrhoea
- Phase II Diverticulitis; Hepatic encephalopathy; Intestinal infections; Irritable bowel syndrome
- Preclinical Pouchitis
- Discontinued Clostridium difficile infections
Most Recent Events
- 04 Sep 2023 Rifamycin SV MMX® 200mg licensed to Adalvo for the treatment of Travellers’ Diarrhea (PO) in Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin-America, Middle-East, North-Africa
- 06 May 2023 Preclinical trials in Pouchitis in Ireland (Rectal)
- 06 May 2023 Interim pharmacodynamics data from a preclinical studies in pouchitis presented at the Digestive Disease Week 2023 (DDW-2023)