Generic Name - Ofloxacin
Category - Quinolone Antibiotics
Indications
Bacterial Infections
Generic Ofloxacin is most commonly used to treat lower respiratory tract infections, including chronic bronchitis and pneumonia, sexually transmitted diseases (except syphilis), pelvic inflammatory disease, and infections of the urinary tract, prostate gland, and skin.
Generic for Ofloxacin Contraindications and Drug Interactions
Generic Ofloxacin is contraindicated in patients, who are hypersensitive to this drug, medications that belong to this class of drugs or any component of this formulation.
Generic Ofloxacin should not be taken by patients who have a history of the following ailment conditions.
Diabetes mellitus
Diarrhea
Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase activity defect
Heart disease
Kidney disease
Liver disease
Myasthenia gravis
There are a number of medications that interact with Generic Ofloxacin. It is important to take the doctor's counsel if you are taking any of the following.
Aminophylline
Oxtriphylline
Theophylline
Amiodarone
Astemizole
Bepridil
Generic for Ofloxacin Dosage
The usual recommended dosage of Generic Ofloxacin for eye infections is to use 1 drop in the affected eye every thirty minutes while you are awake and 1 drop four to six hours after you go to bed, for two days. Then use 1 drop every hour while you are awake for up to seven more days. After the seventh, eighth, or ninth day, as instructed by your doctor, use 1 drop four times a day until your doctor determines that the treatment is complete.
Generic for Ofloxacin Adverse Effects
The most common Side Effects of Generic Ofloxacin are blurred vision, eye pain, feeling of something in the eye, increased sensitivity of eye to light, redness, irritation, or itching of eye, eyelid, or inner lining of eyelid and stinging, tearing, or dryness of eye. Some of the most serious Generic Ofloxacin side Effects include allergic reaction, blurred vision, dizziness, dry eye, eye pain, feeling of a foreign body in the eye, inflammation, itching, nausea, redness, sensitivity to light, stinging and swelling of the eye or face. This is not a complete list of all Side effects. Do concur with your doctor and follow his directions completely when you are taking Generic Ofloxacin.
Generic for Ofloxacin and Pregnancy
Generic Ofloxacin studies have not been done in humans. However, use is not recommended during pregnancy.
Generic for Ofloxacin and Breastfeeding
Some of the Ofloxacin are known to pass into human breast milk. Since Ofloxacin have been reported to cause bone development problems in young animals, breast-feeding is not recommended during treatment with these medicines.
Generic for Ofloxacin and Pediatric
Use is not recommended for infants or children since Ofloxacin have been shown to cause bone development problems in young animals. However, your doctor may choose to use one of these medicines if other medicines cannot be used.
Generic for Ofloxacin and Geriatric
These medicines have been tested and, in effective doses, have not been shown to cause different side effects or problems in older people than they do in younger adults
Note
The above information about Generic Ofloxacin serves as an information resource only and is not intended to substitute professional medical advice, examination, diagnosis and treatment. Always seek the counsel of your doctor, physician or pharmacist before starting any new treatment or making changes to existing therapy.
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