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rifampicin

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ri·fam·pin   (rĭ-fām'pĭn)   
n.  A semisynthetic antibiotic derived from a form of rifamycin that interferes with the synthesis of RNA and is used to treat bacterial and viral diseases.

[Blend of rifam(yc)in and p(iperazine).]
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