Generic Name: rifampicin/rifampin Brand Name: Rifadin, Rimactane General Action: Antibiotic, Antituberculotic (first line) Stock Dose: Capsules-150,300mg; powder-600mg Specific Action: Inhibits DNA-dependent RNA polymerase activity in susceptible bacterial cells. Indications of Rifampicin Treatment of Pulmonary TB in conjunction with at least one other effective antituberculotic. Neisseria meningitidis carriers, for asymptomatic carriers to eliminate meningococci from nasopharynx; not for treatment of meningitis. [...]