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Product details
- Generic
- Rifampicin
- Therapeutic area
- Anti-infectives
- Drug class
- Antimycobacterials
- ATC
- J04AB
- Strength
- 300 mg
- Dosage form
- Capsule
- Pack
- 40’s
- Registration no.
- 009783
- Price record verified
- 2026-08-09
- Latest DRAP source check
- 2026-11-13 03:02
Manufacturer
Zafa Pharmaceutical Laboratories (Pvt) Ltd.
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View company portfolio →What Rifampicin (Rifampicin) is used for
Rifampicin is an antibiotic from the rifamycin group. It kills the bacteria that cause tuberculosis (TB) and some other infections. For TB it is always used together with other TB medicines. It is a prescription medicine, usually taken as capsules, and a pharmacist can sometimes make it up as a liquid. In the US it is called rifampin.
- Tuberculosis (TB), together with other TB medicines
- Preventing TB in people at high risk of catching it
- Leprosy, together with other medicines, and preventing leprosy in close contacts
- Legionnaires' disease, brucellosis and some serious staphylococcal infections (UK leaflet)
- Preventing meningitis infection spreading from people who carry the meningococcus germ in the nose or throat without symptoms. It is not used to treat people who already have meningitis.
Get medical help straight away if
- Call an ambulance or go to the emergency department for an allergic reaction with swelling of the face, lips or throat, or trouble breathing.
- Get urgent help for a severe skin reaction: blistering, peeling skin, or ulcers in the mouth, eyes or genitals.
- Get urgent help for yellow skin or eyes, dark urine, pale stools, severe nausea or vomiting, or lasting belly pain. These can be signs of liver problems.
- Get urgent help for unusual bleeding or bruising.
Side effects, warnings and interactions for Rifampicin
Prepared from the sources listed by the MedInfoBase team. General information, not medical advice: it gives no doses. Your doctor or pharmacist decides the medicine and dose for you.
Our condition guides that mention Rifampicin
From our condition guides, written from WHO, NICE and other opened sources. Your doctor decides if Rifampicin is right for you and the dose.
- Brucellosis: common partner for doxycycline, or for a fluoroquinolone, taken by mouth for several weeks
- Tuberculosis (TB): short courses of isoniazid and rifampicin-type medicines for people with latent TB infection to stop it turning into TB disease
About Rifampicin 300 mg capsule
Rifampicin 300 mg capsule contains Rifampicin 300 mg. It is registered with DRAP by Zafa Pharmaceutical Laboratories (Pvt) Ltd (registration no. 009783). Its official price is PKR 327.89 for a pack of 40’s, about PKR 8.20 per capsule. This price has applied since 27 July 2026. It is sold in 2 pack sizes: 8’s and 40’s. Rifampicin is also available as 150 mg capsule, 450 mg capsule and 100 mg/5 mL syrup. 3 other brands of Rifampicin 300 mg (capsule) are registered in Pakistan. Compare all brands and prices →
Rifampicin 300 mg pack sizes and prices
| Pack | Official price | Per capsule |
|---|---|---|
| 8’s | PKR 65.82 | PKR 8.23 |
| 40’s (this page) | PKR 327.89 | PKR 8.20 |
Other strengths of Rifampicin
All 3 other brands of Rifampicin 300 mg capsule in Pakistan
These 3 brands are alternatives (substitutes) to Rifampicin: each contains Rifampicin 300 mg capsule. Ask your doctor or pharmacist before you switch brands.
Sorted by price per capsule, lowest first. The lowest is Rifapin (Schazoo Zaka (Pvt) Ltd) at PKR 6.65 per capsule; the highest is Rimactal at PKR 16.09. All prices are official DRAP prices.
Where to buy
MedInfoBase does not sell medicines and takes no orders. The company below holds the DRAP registration for Rifampicin, so it is the right place for a pharmacy, distributor or hospital buyer to ask about supply. A patient should buy from a licensed pharmacy.
- Registration holder
- Zafa Pharmaceutical Laboratories (Pvt) Ltd., Karachi
- DRAP registration
- 009783
- Phone
- +92 21 36807100
- contact@zafa.com.pk
- Website
- https://zafa.com.pk/
- Contact page
- Company contact page
Contact details as published by the company, last checked on 16 August 2026 (not yet independently verified). The price on this page is the official DRAP maximum retail price: a pharmacy may charge that or less, never more.
Official price over time
No change in the official DRAP price is recorded for this pack (40’s). Current price PKR 327.89, effective 27 Jul 2026.
Cite this price history
MedInfoBase. Rifampicin 300 mg, 40’s: official price history (source: DRAP PharmaPrice Index). https://medinfobase.com/brand/rifampicin-300-mg-009783-40s-zafa-pharmaceutical-laboratories-pvt-ltd-13767/ (accessed 13 November 2026).
Official price history
| Amount | Effective from | Verified | Source | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PKR 327.89 | 2026-07-27 | 2026-08-09 | DRAP PharmaPrice Index | Current |
Cite this record
Medicine record · DRAP registration 009783Price and registration data on this page were observed on 9 August 2026. Records change over time, so please cite the observation date alongside the access date.