Rifampicin is an antibiotic used to treat a number of bacterial infections such as tuberculosis as part of a regimen that includes other antibiotics, prevention or treatment of bacterial meningitis, especially caused by meningococci,
Rifampicin to treat staphylococcal infections when the bacteria are resistant or when support from other drugs is needed, prevention of meningococcal infections in people who have been in contact with infected cases.