Not available in the US.
Dosing
CrCl > 80: 400 mg po q 12.
CrCl 80-50: 400 mg po q 12.
CrCl 50-10: 400 mg po q 12.
CrCl < 10: 400 mg po q 12.
Hemodialysis:
Peritoneal dialysis:
Important side effects
Diarrhea, nausea, dizziness, headache, peripheral neuropathy, qt interval prolongation (rare), severe hypersensitivity reactions (rare), tendon rupture (rare).
Important drug interactions
Aluminum carbonate, basic, aluminum hydroxide, aluminum phosphate, antidiabetic agents, calcium, corticosteroids, cyclosporine, dihydroxyaluminum aminoacetate, dihydroxyaluminum sodium carbonate, iron, magaldrate, magnesium carbonate, magnesium hydroxide, magnesium oxide, magnesium trisilicate, nitrofurantoin, sucralfate, theophylline, tizanidine, warfarin, zinc.
Rants and Screeds
Pearls
As with all quinolones, antacids bind the drug to prevent absorption.
Treatment of choice
Use for
UTI and diarrhea only but it has the following indications: Cholera, Conjunctivitis, Enterobacter infections, Escherichia coli infections, Gonorrhea, Klebsiella pneumoniae infections, Malaria, nongonococcal Urethritis, Prostatitis, Proteus, Providencia stuartii infections, Salmonella infections, Serratia infections, Shigella, travelers' Diarrhea prophylaxis, UTI.
Don't use for
Systemic illnesses.
Class
Quinolone.
Last update 11/29/19