PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide Rifaximin (2S,16Z,18E,20S,21S,22R,23R,24R,25S,26S,27S,28E)-5,6,21,23,25-pentahydroxy-27-methoxy-2,4,11,16,20,22,24,26-octamethyl-2,7-(epoxypentadeca-[1,11,13]-trienimino)benzofuro-[4,5-e]-pyrido-[1,2-a]-benzimidazole-1,15-(2H)-dione,25-acetate (I), which is a synthetic rifamycin antimicrobial drug improved in solubility and stability.SOLUTION: There is provided a complex comprising rifaximin and a complexing agent. The complexing agent is a polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP) or a cyclodextrin. There are also provided a process for producing the complex, a pharmaceutical composition containing the complex, and therapeutic uses of the complex.【課題】溶解性及び安定性が向上した合成リファマイシン系抗菌剤であるリファキシミン[(2S,16Z,18E,20S,21S,22R,23R,24R,25S,26S,27S,28E)-5,6,21,23,25-ペンタヒドロキシ-27-メトキシ-2,4,11,16,20,22,24,26-オクタメチル-2,7-(エポキシペンタデカ-[1,11,13]-トリエンイミノ)ベンゾフロ-[4,5-e]-ピリド-[1,2-a]-ベンゾイミダゾール-1,15-(2H)-ジオン,25-アセタート(I)]の提供。【解決手段】リファキシミンと複合体形成剤とを含む複合体であって、該複合体形成剤が、ポリビニルピロリドン(PVP)又はシクロデキストリンである、複合体。該複合体の製造方法、該複合体を含む医薬組成物、及び該複合体の治療的使用。【選択図】図1