Flovo 500 mg (Tablet)

Unit Price: ৳ 15.00 (20's pack: ৳ 300.00)

Medicine Details

Category Details
Generic Levofloxacin hemihydrate
Company Decent pharma laboratories ltd

Indications

  • Treatment of mild, moderate, and severe infections caused by susceptible strains of micro-organisms listed in the conditions

Antibacterial Spectrum

Broad-spectrum against multiple microorganisms

Chemical Composition

Chiral fluorinated carboxyquinolone

Dosage Form

  • Tablet
  • Oral Solution
  • Injection

Dosage Strengths (Tablet)

  • 250 mg
  • 500 mg
  • 750 mg

Dosage Administration

  • Oral administration without regard to food
  • Intravenous infusion only

Dosage for Adult Conditions

  • Acute sinusitis
  • Exacerbation of chronic bronchitis
  • Community-acquired pneumonia
  • Uncomplicated urinary-tract infections
  • Complicated urinary-tract infections
  • Uncomplicated skin and soft-tissue infections
  • Complicated skin and soft-tissue infections
  • Enteric fever
  • Diarrhea, cholera, shigellosis & enteritis

Dosage for Children

  • 6 months to <5 years: 10 mg/kg every 12 hours
  • >5 years: 10 mg/kg every 24 hours

Mode of Action

  • Inhibits bacterial topoisomerase IV and DNA gyrase
  • Affects DNA replication, transcription repair, and recombination

Interaction Precautions

  • No co-administration with solutions containing multivalent cations
  • Reduced absorption with antacids, iron, and adsorbents
  • Increased risk of CNS stimulation with NSAIDs
  • Increased risk of bleeding with warfarin

Contraindications

  • Hypersensitivity to levofloxacin or quinolone antimicrobial agents

Side Effects

  • Nausea
  • Vomiting
  • Diarrhea
  • Abdominal pain
  • Flatulence
  • Rare occurrence of phototoxicity
  • Risk of retinal detachment
  • Rarely: tremors, depression, anxiety, confusion

Pregnancy & Lactation

Not recommended for use during pregnancy or nursing

Precautions & Warnings

  • Administered by slow intravenous infusion
  • Adequate water intake to avoid concentrated urine
  • Dose adjustment in renal insufficiency

Overdose Effects

Low potential for acute toxicity, stomach should be emptied in case of acute overdosage

Therapeutic Class

4-Quinolone preparations

Storage Conditions

Below 30°C, away from light & moisture, keep out of reach of children

Pharmacological Class

Synthetic, broad-spectrum, third generation fluoroquinolone antibiotic

Pharmacological Activity

Exerts antibacterial action with in vitro activity against a wide range of gram-negative and gram-positive microorganisms

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