Page values for "Levofloxacin"
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1 row is stored for this page| Field | Field type | Value |
|---|---|---|
| generic | String | Levofloxacin |
| brand | String | Levaquin (US brand discontinued); generic and ophthalmic Quixin/Iquix |
| structure | File | |
| classes | List of String, delimiter: , | [[:Category:Fluoroquinolones|Fluoroquinolone antibiotic]] • [[:Category:Antibacterials|Antibacterial]] |
| mechanism | String | |
| uses | String | '"`UNIQ--vote-00000CEF-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000CF0-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000CF1-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000CF2-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000CF3-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000CF4-QINU`"' |
| starting_dose | String | 500-750 mg PO/IV once daily |
| preparations | String | 250, 500, 750 mg tablets; 25 mg/mL oral solution; 25 mg/mL IV (premix bags 250, 500, 750 mg); 0.5%, 1.5% ophthalmic solutions |
| fda_max | String | 750 mg/d |
| pill_id | Text | |
| routes | List of String, delimiter: , | Oral • IV • topical ophthalmic |
| onset | String | Hours |
| duration | String | 24 hours |
| halflife | String | ~6-8 hours'"`UNIQ--ref-00000CF5-QINU`"' |
| bioavailability | String | ~99% (oral; matched 1:1 IV-to-PO conversion)'"`UNIQ--ref-00000CF6-QINU`"' |
| pregnancy | String | '''Avoid in pregnancy where alternatives exist''' (animal cartilage toxicity; class-wide concern).<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">[[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation needed]]]</sup> |
| legal | String | [[USLegal:Prescription only|Rx-only]] in US. Carries the same fluoroquinolone-class '''Boxed Warnings''' as ciprofloxacin: tendinitis/tendon rupture (especially elderly, corticosteroid co-use), peripheral neuropathy, CNS effects, worsening of myasthenia gravis'"`UNIQ--ref-00000CF7-QINU`"' |