Lomefloxacin

Therapeutic Group

Quinolone Anti-bacterials

Indication Dosage

Respiratory-tract Infections, Acute Bacterial Exacerbation Of Chronic Bronchitis: 

  • Adults: 400 Mg Once Daily For 10 Days. 

Complicated Urinary Tract Infection: 

  • Adults: 400 Mg Once Daily For 14 Days. 

Uncomplicated Cystitis: 

  • Adult: 400 Mg Once Daily For 3 Days (e. Coli) Or 10 Days (k. Pneumoniae, P Mirabilis, Or S. saprophyticus). 
  • Children: Not Recommended.

Content

  • Tab 200mg /400mg: Lomefloxacin(as Hci) 200mg /400mg.

Pregnancy

Risk Cannot Be Ruled Out.

Stability

  • Fluoroquinolone Antibiotic

Contra Indications

  • Hypersensitivity To Quinolones.

Precautions

  • Hypersensitivity To Quinolones.

Lactation

  • Contraindicated or Not Recommended.

Side Effects

  • Diarrhoea
  • Dizziness
  • Headache
  • Nausea
  • Vomiting
  • Abdominal Pain
  • Anorexia
  • Anxiety
  • Arthralgia
  • Asthenia
  • Blood Disorders
  • Confusion
  • Depression
  • Disturbances In Taste
  • Hearing
  • Smell And Vision
  • Dyspepsia
  • Eosinophilia
  • Hallucinations
  • Leucopenia
  • Myalgia
  • Rash
  • Sleep Disturbances
  • Thrombocytopenia
  • Tremor.
  • Rare: Antibiotic-associated Colitis
  • Convulsions
  • Dyspnea
  • Hepatic Dysfunction
  • Hepatitis
  • Hypotension
  • Interstitial Nephritis
  • Jaundice
  • Photosensitivity
  • Psychoses
  • Renalfailure