Pharmacokinetic profile and clinical outcomes of rifapentine in the treatment of tuberculosis

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https://doi.org/10.36557/2674-8169.2026v8n6p186-195

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Farmacocinética, Terapia Farmacológica, Tuberculose

Abstract

In June 2020, rifapentine was officially integrated into the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS) for tuberculosis treatment. In this context, the adoption of this new pharmacological approach is still recent. Therefore, this study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of rifapentine in current management. This is an integrative review of the last five years (2020-2025), conducted in the PubMed and SciELO databases. A total of 14 articles were included – 10 from PubMed and 6 from SciELO. The reviewed articles reported that rifapentine exhibits a good pharmacokinetic profile, with a prolonged half-life, enabling less frequent dosing regimens. All of these characteristics are important for tuberculosis control, since the biggest problem with treatment is the dropout rate of patients who do not respond to more frequent and extensive regimens. This study has methodological limitations, such as the short follow-up period and the limited inclusion of vulnerable populations, reinforcing the need for research evaluating the use of the drug in different clinical and epidemiological settings.

 

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Published

2026-06-03

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Giovanna Rodrigues Gonçalves, S., Gabryela Rodrigues Gonçalves, S., Rodrigues Chagas Gonçalves , D., Carvalho de Oliveira, L., Carvalho Figueredo , A. C., Uinatanny Silva Bessa, L., & dos Reis Rodrigues , T. (2026). Pharmacokinetic profile and clinical outcomes of rifapentine in the treatment of tuberculosis. Brazilian Journal of Implantology and Health Sciences, 8(6), 186–195. https://doi.org/10.36557/2674-8169.2026v8n6p186-195