Pefloxacin

Indication : Why is this medication prescribed?

Urinary tract infections. Gonorrhoea. Chancroid. Bacterial gastroenteritis. Typhoid. Bone. Respiratory infections. Gram-negative septicaemias. Meningitis. Conjunctivitis.

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 fifteen years. Epilepsy.

Other Precaution to be observed while taking this medication

Avoid exposure to ultraviolet light. Hepatic insufficiency. Concomitant use of aluminium and magnesium containing antacids.

What are possible side effects of this medication ?

Gastro intestinal disturbances, muscle and joint pains. Photosensitivity reactions, neurological disturbances (headache, insomnia), thrombocytopenia (at doses of 1600 mg daily) may occur. Pseudomembranous colitis and superinfections. Epigastric stress, nauses and vomiting, apigastic pain, skin rashes, arthralgia. May precipitate convulsions.

Drug Category/Class

  • Anti-Infective Agents
  • Fluoroquinolones
  • Quinolone Antibacterials
  • Quinolone and Quinoxaline Antibacterials
  • Topoisomerase II Inhibitors
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Antibacterials for Systemic Use
  • Antiinfectives for Systemic Use
  • Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors
  • Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A2 Inhibitors
  • Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A2 Inducers
  • Fluoroquinolones
Prescribed For the treatment of uncomplicated gonococcal urethritis in males and for gram-negative-bacterial infections in the gastrointestinal system and the...
Weight :333.3574
Structure Pefloxacin
Generic Drug Pefloxacin prescribed For the treatment of uncomplicated gonococcal urethritis in males and for gram-negative-bacterial infections in the gastrointestinal system and the...
Formula

C17H20FN3O3

Pefloxacin has 39 Brands listed


Aviflox (400 mg)BC Flox (400 mg)
Cylox (400 mg)Flox P (400 mg)
Floxaquin P (400 mg)Hinepox (400 mg)
Ifipef (100 ml)Ifipef (400 mg)
P Cin (400 mg)Pebact (400 mg)
Pebid (400 mg)Pecure (400 mg)
Pef (400 mg)Pef (400 mg) (Suzikem Drugs)
Pefan (400 mg)Pefbid (400 mg)
Pefcin (100 ml)Pefcin (400 mg)
Peflo (400 mg)Pefloben (400 mg)
Peflobid (100 ml)Peflobid (400 mg)
Pefocin (400 mg)Pefran (400 mg)
Pelox (100 ml)Pelox (200 mg)
Pelox (400 mg)Perti (400 mg)
Peze (400 mg)Pif (400 mg)
Piflasyn (400 mg)PLX (400 mg)
Pqup (400 mg)Proflox (400 mg)
Proflox (Eye) (5 ml)Qucin (400 mg)
Rolox (100 ml)Rolox (400 mg)
Suplo (400 mg)

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