Lomefloxacin

Indication : Why is this medication prescribed?

Mild to moderate infections of respiratory tract and urinary tract infections. Bacterial infections of the anterior segment of the eye including conjunctivitis, blepharitis and blepharoconjunctivitis. Otitis externa, Otitis media.

Contraindication: What are the special precautions to be followed?

Under following conditions, use of this medication is inadvisable. Its use should be withhold as it would cause harm to the patient
Hypersensitivity. Pregnancy, lactation and children below the age of eighteen years.

Other Precaution to be observed while taking this medication

CNS disorders, pseudomembranous colitis. Long term treatment may enhance development of secondary fungal infections or growth of non-susceptible bacteria. Avoid in patients with known QT prolongation, uncorrected hypokalaemia. Renal impairment.

What are possible side effects of this medication ?

Nausea, headache, photosensitivity, dizziness, diarrhoea. Slight and transient burning. Pruritus, photosensitivity, thrombocytopenia. Anaphylatic or anaphylactoid reactions.

Drug Category/Class

  • Fluoroquinolones
  • Ophthalmologicals
  • Sensory Organs
  • Antiinfectives
  • Quinolone Antibacterials
  • Quinolone and Quinoxaline Antibacterials
  • Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A2 Inhibitors
  • Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A2 Inducers
  • Antibacterials for Systemic Use
  • Antiinfectives for Systemic Use
  • Anti-Infective Agents
  • Fluoroquinolones
Prescribed For the treatment of bacterial infections of the respiratory tract (chronic bronchitis) and urinary tract, and as a pre-operative prophylactic to p...
Weight :351.3479
Structure Lomefloxacin
Generic Drug Lomefloxacin prescribed For the treatment of bacterial infections of the respiratory tract (chronic bronchitis) and urinary tract, and as a pre-operative prophylactic to p...
Formula

C17H19F2N3O3

Lomefloxacin has 24 Brands listed


Floxaday (400 mg)Floxaquin LA (400 mg)
Foxil (400 mg)Gynalom (400 mg)
LOM (Eye) (5 ml)Lomaday (400 mg)
Lomedon (400 mg)Lomef (400 mg)
Lomegen (400 mg)Lomewon (400 mg)
Lomexel (400 mg)Lomflox (400 mg)
Lomibact (400 mg)Lomibact (Eye) (5 ml)
Lomin (400 mg)Lomitas (400 mg)
Loxipen (400 mg)Mahaquin (400 mg)
Ontop (400 mg)Qumax (400 mg)
Relom (400 mg)Soloflox (400 mg)
Taurlom (400 mg)Vivo (400 mg)

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