Answer
The selected UK product is licensed to reduce recurrence, not as an acute rescue treatment. New confusion or reduced alertness requires urgent clinical assessment.
Sources for this answer
- Rifaximin 550 mg film-coated tablets — Current selected SmPCemc · Summary of Product Characteristics
- NHSNHS · NHS medicine guidance
General medicine information. Follow the instructions for your own medicine and speak to a pharmacist or clinician about your individual circumstances.