Talicia ingredients?

See the DrugPatentWatch profile for Talicia

What ingredients are in Talicia?

Talicia is a prescription medicine for treating Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection. Its formulation is a combination of three active ingredients given together: omeprazole, amoxicillin, and rifabutin. [1]

What does each Talicia ingredient do?

• Omeprazole reduces stomach acid, which helps improve conditions for the antibiotics to work and supports eradication of H. pylori. [1]
  
• Amoxicillin is a beta-lactam antibiotic that helps kill H. pylori. [1]
  
• Rifabutin is an antibiotic active against H. pylori. [1]
  
  

Is Talicia an ingredient-only product, or are there other components?

Talicia is defined by its active ingredients (omeprazole, amoxicillin, rifabutin). The specific inactive ingredients/excipients are listed in the product labeling, but the core “ingredients” people usually mean are the three active drugs above. [1]

Sources

1. https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/