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Author disclosure: No relevant financial affiliations. Follow all directions on your prescription label and read all medication guides or instruction sheets. Use the medicine exactly as directed. For travelers' diarrhea, rifaximin is usually taken for only 3 days. For IBS, rifaximin is usually taken for 2 weeks at a time. Follow your doctor's dosing instructions very carefully.
Use this medicine for the full prescribed length of time, even if your symptoms quickly improve. Skipping doses can increase your risk of infection that is resistant to medication. Rifaximin will not treat a viral infection such as the flu or a common cold. Do not share this medicine with another person , even if they have the same symptoms you have. Call your doctor if your symptoms do not improve after 24 to 48 hours, or if they get worse while using rifaximin.
Take the medicine as soon as you can, but skip the missed dose if it is almost time for your next dose. If diagnosed and prescribed an Rx, you may pick it up from your local pharmacy or have it delivered.
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