Fluphenazine hydrochloride and Priftin

• Generic Name: fluphenazine
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Permitil, Prolixin, Prolixin Decanoate, Prolixin Enanthate

Symptomatic management of psychotic disorders (i.e., schizophrenia).

The long-acting decanoate ester is used mainly for maintenance therapy in patients with chronic schizophrenic disorder who cannot be relied on to take oral antipsychotic drugs; do not use for acute management of severely agitated patients.

Efficacy not established for management of behavioral complications in mental retardation.

• Generic Name: rifapentine
• Dosage Forms: tablet, film coated
• Other Brand Names: Priftin

Priftin is an antibiotic that fights bacteria.

Priftin is used together with other medicines to treat active tuberculosis (TB) in adults and children who are at least 12 years old.

Priftin is also used to keep inactive (latent) TB from becoming active in adults and children who are at least 2 years old.

Priftin must always be used in combination with other tuberculosis medications.

Priftin may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.