“…(43,44) The possibility of interaction between rifampin and other drugs calls for a thorough history taking that focuses on the drugs currently used by patients. There is a decrease in the plasma concentrations of the following drugs when administered concomitantly with rifampin: oral hypoglycemic agents, the doses of which might have to be increased, and which might sometimes have to be replaced with insulin (45) ; protease inhibitors and non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors, although efavirenz or a combination of saquinavir and ritonavir can be used without the need for discontinuing rifampin (46) ; oral anticoagulants, the doses of which should be carefully monitored, as should their international normalized ratios; and other drugs, such as valproic acid, antidepressants (nortriptyline and sertraline), barbiturates, benzodiazepines, beta-adrenergic blocking agents, ketoconazole, chloramphenicol, contraceptives, corticosteroids, cyclosporine, dapsone, digoxin, diltiazem, enalapril, phenytoin, fluconazole, haloperidol, itraconazole, macrolides, nifedipine, quinidine, rapamycin, simvastatin, theophylline, and verapamil.…”