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| Indications |
• Multi Drug Resistant Typhoid fever
• Multi-Drug Resistant TB (AIDS or non-AIDS patients)
• Acute bacterial sinusitis
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| Pharmacological Class |
Fluoroquinolones group.
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| Pharmacological Properties |
Antibiotic
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| Mechanism of Action |
Floxan is one of most active fluoroquinolones and acts by inhibiting bacterial DNA gyrase
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| Side Effects |
• Nausea,Vomiting
• Skin rash,joint pain
• Headache
Diarrhoea
• Epigastric distress
• Abdominal pain,dizziness
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| Contradictions |
• Subject history of hypersensitivity to levofloxacin
• In pregnancy and in lactating women Floxan should be taken according to doctor advice
• Should not be refrigerated
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| Observations |
Floxan treats only bacterial infections. It will not work with viris infections (eg. Common cold, flu)
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