Dosing
CrCl > 80: 400 mg load then 200 mg po q d.
CrCl 80-50: 200 mg po q 24 h.
CrCl 50-10: 200 mg po q 48 h.
CrCl < 10: 200 mg po q 48 h.
Hemodialysis:
Peritoneal dialysis:
Important side effects
Like all quinolones, it can affect the QT interval. All variety of neuropsychiatric side effects; not recommended for children, adolescents, and pregnant or lactating women due to arthropathy; Achilles tendon rupture, retinal detachment (PubMed).
Important drug interactions
Ca, Mg, Fe, and Sucralfate will markedly inhibit po absorption. acecainide, acetophenazine, aluminum carbonate, basic, aluminum hydroxide, aluminum phosphate, amiodarone, amitriptyline, amoxapine, antidiabetic agents, astemizole, bepridil, bretylium, calcium, chlorpromazine, cisapride, corticosteroids, desipramine, dihydroxyaluminum aminoacetate, dihydroxyaluminum sodium carbonate, disopyramide, dofetilide, dothiepin, doxepin, erythromycin, ethopropazine, fluphenazine, haloperidol, ibutilide, imipramine, iron, lofepramine, magaldrate, magnesium carbonate, magnesium hydroxide, magnesium oxide, magnesium trisilicate, mesoridazine, methotrimeprazine, moricizine, nortriptyline, pentamadine, perphenazine, pipotiazine, pirmenol, prajmaline, probucol, procainamide, prochlorperazine, promazine, promethazine, propiomazine, protriptyline, quinidine, recainam, sotalol, sucralfate, terfenadine, thiethylperazine, thioridazine, trifluoperazine, triflupromazine, trimipramine, zinc, ziprasidone.
Rants and Screeds
Pearls
Treatment of choice
Use for
Bronchitis, Cellulitis, Gonorrhea/Chlamydia genital infections, Leprosy, Mycobacterium infections, Pneumonia, Sinusitis, Urethritis, UTI.
Don't use for
Class
Quinolone.
Last update 11/30/19