Drug Name

Floxin (Ofloxacin)

Drug Uses

Floxin is used for treating mild to moderate infections caused by confident bacteria.

How Taken

Take Floxin as directed by your doctor.

• Take Floxin by mouth with or without food.
• Take Floxin with a filled glass of water (8 oz/240 mL). Drink several glasses of water daily, unless otherwise instructed by your doctor.
• Do not drink milk or eat dairy products, or take antacids, sucralfate, or vitamins within 2 hours before or after using Floxin.
• Floxin works best incase it is used at the alike time each day.
• To cloudless up your infection completely, take Floxin for the filled course of treatment. Keep using it even incase you feel better in a few days.

Ask your health care provider any questions you may possess about how to take Floxin.

Drug Class as well as Mechanism

Floxin is a fluoroquinolone antibiotic. It kills sensitive bacteria by stopping the production of essential proteins needed by the bacteria to survive.

Missed Dose

Incase you miss a dose of Floxin, take it as soon as likely. Incase it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose as well as go back to your normal dosing schedule. Do not take 2 doses at once.

Storage

Store Floxin between 68 as well as 77 degrees F (20 as well as 25 degrees C). Brief storage at temperatures between 59 as well as 86 degrees F (15 as well as 30 degrees C) is permitted. Store away from heat, moisture, as well as light. Do not store in the bathroom. Keep Floxin out of the reach of children as well as away from pets.

Warnings/Precautions

Do not take Floxin if:

• you are allergic to any ingredient in Floxin;
• you are allergic to any other fluoroquinolone antibiotic (e.g., ciprofloxacin);
• you possess abnormal blood electrolyte levels (e.g., abridged potassium or magnesium) or a history of a confident type of irregular heartbeat (e.g., QTc interval prolongation);
• you are using medicines for heart rhythm disturbances (e.g., quinidine, procainamide, amiodarone, sotalol);
• you are using a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAIDs) (e.g., ibuprofen) or typhoid oral vaccine.

Contact your doctor or health care provider fair away incase any of these apply to you.

Important :

• Floxin may cause dizziness, drowsiness, or lightheadedness. These effects may be worse incase you take it with alcohol or confident medicines. Take Floxin with caution. Do not drive or perform other possibly unsafe tasks until you know how you react to it.
• Floxin may cause you to become sunburned more easily. Avoid the sun, sunlamps, or tanning booths until you know how you react to Floxin. Take a sunscreen or wear protective clothing incase you must be outside for more than a abridged time.
• Diabetes patients - Floxin may affect your blood sugar when used along with insulin or other medicines for diabetes. Check blood sugar levels closely. Ask your doctor before you change the dose of your diabetes medicine.
• Tell your doctor or dentist that you take Floxin before you receive any health examination or dental care, emergency care, or surgery.
• Floxin only works against bacteria; it does not treat viral infections (e.g., the ordinary cold).
• Long-term or repeated take of Floxin may cause a subordinate infection. Tell your doctor incase signs of a subordinate infection occur. Your medicine may need to be changed to treat this.
• Incase you experience pain or inflammation, or rupture a tendon during or shortly after using ofloxacin, contact your health care provider immediately.
• Mild diarrhea is ordinary with antibiotic take. But, a more humorless form of diarrhea (pseudomembranous colitis) may rarely occur. This may develop while you take the antibiotic or within several months after you halt using it. Contact your doctor fair away incase stomach pain or cramps, very bad diarrhea, or bloody stools occur. Do not treat diarrhea without earliest checking with your doctor.
• Be sure to take Floxin for the filled course of treatment. Incase you do not, the medicine may not cloudless up your infection completely. The bacteria could as well as become less sensitive to this or other medicines. This could make the infection harder to treat in the expected.
• Lab tests, including kidney function tests, may be performed while you take Floxin. These tests may be used to monitor your condition or check for side effects. Be sure to keep all doctor as well as lab appointments.
• Pregnancy as well as breast-feeding: Incase you become pregnant, contact your doctor. You will need to discuss the benefits as well as risks of using Floxin while you are pregnant. Floxin is found in breast milk. Do not breast-feed while using Floxin.

Likely Side Effects

Check with your doctor incase any of these most ordinary side effects persist or become bothersome:

• diarrhea; dizziness; headache; loss of appetite; nausea; sensitivity to sunlight; trouble sleeping; vomiting.

Seek health examination attention fair away incase any of these very bad side effects occur:

• very bad allergic reactions (rash; hives; itching; difficulty breathing; tightness in the chest; swelling of the mouth, face, lips, or tongue); agitation; anxiety; bizarre behavior; bloody stools; confusion; convulsions; not light urine; decreased urination; depression; diarrhea (severe or continuing); difficulty swallowing; excessive urination, thirst, or hunger; fainting; quick or irregular heartbeat; fatigue; fever, chills, or unusual cough; hallucinations; hoarseness; joint or muscle pain or swelling; lightheadedness; loss of consciousness; mental or mood changes; nervousness; nightmares; pale stools; red, swollen, blistered, or peeling skin; restlessness; seizures; shortness of breath; shock (pale skin); sleeplessness; very bad or persistent stomach pain/cramps; suicidal thoughts; tendon pain, inflammation, or swelling; tightness of the throat; tingling; tremors; unusual bruising or bleeding; unusual tiredness or weakness; urination problems; vaginal irritation or discharge; yellowing of skin or eyes.

More Information

Incase you possess any questions about Floxin, please talk with your doctor, pharmacist, or other health care provider.
Floxin is to be used only by the patient for whom it is prescribed. Do not share it with other people.