Tarivid
Generic Name
Ofloxacin
Packs Price
- Inj 200 mg (011148): 1 Vialx100 ml: 653.45: 768.77
- Tab 200 mg (009462): 10: 252.27: 296.79
Company
SANOFI-AVENTIS
Therapeutic Group
Quinolone Anti-bacterials
Indication Dosage
Urinary-tract Infections:
Oral:
- Adult: 200-400 Mg Daily In The Morning; Increased If Necessary To 400 Mg Twice Daily, In Upper Urinary Tract Infections
Complicated Urinary-tract Infection:
By IV Infusion:
- Adult: 200 Mg Daily, Increased If Necessary To 400 Mg Twice Daily For Severe Or Complicated Infections, To Be Given Over At Least 30 Minutes For Each200mg
Acute Or Chronic Prostatitis:
Oral:
- Adult: 200 Mg Twice Daily For 28 Days
Lower Respiratory-tract Infections:
Oral:
- Adult: 400 Mg Daily In The Morning, Then Increased If Necessary To 400 Mg Twice Daily
By IV Infusion:
- Adult: 200 Mg Twice Daily, Increased To 400 Mg Twice Daily, For Severe Or Complicated Infections, To Be Given Over At Least 30 Minutes For Each 200mg
Skin And Soft-tissue Infections:
Oral:
- Adult: 400 Mg Twice Daily
By IV Infusion:
- Adult: 400 Mg Twice Daily, To Be Given Over At Least 30 Minutes For Each 200mg
Uncomplicated Gonorrhea:
Oral:
- Adult: 400 Mg As A Single Dose
Uncomplicated Genital Chlamydial Infection, Nongonococcal Urethritis:
Oral:
- Adult: 400 Mg Daily For 7 Days, As a single daily Dose Or In Divided Doses
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease:
Oral:
- Adult: 400 Mg Twice Daily For 14 Days
Septicaemia:
By IV Infusion:
- Adult: 200 Mg Twice Daily, Increased If Necessary To 400 Mg Twice Daily, For Severe Or Complicated Infections, To Be Given Over At Least 30 Minutes For Each 200mg
Uncomplicated Cystitis:
Oral:
- Adult: 200 Mg Every 12 Hr For 3 Days (e. Coli Or K. pneumoniae) Or For 7 Days (other Pathogens), Prostatitis (e. Coli): 300 Mg Every 12 Hr For 6 Weeks.
- Children: Not Recommended.
Content
- Iv Infusion 200mg: Per 100 ml: Ofloxacin Hci 220mg Equiv To 200mg Ofloxacin.
- Cap /Tab 100mg /200mg /400mg: Ofloxacin 100mg /200mg /400mg.
Pregnancy
Contraindicated In Pregnancy.
Stability
- Fluoroquinolone Antibiotic
Contra Indications
- Epilepsy Or Lowered Seizure Threshold, History Of Tendinitis, Adolescents,
Precautions
- Epilepsy Or Lowered Seizure Threshold, History Of Tendinitis, Adolescents,
Lactation
- Contraindicated or Not Recommended.
Side Effects
- Cough
- Eye Irritation
- Nasopharyngitis
- Diarrhoea
- Dizziness
- Headache
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Abdominal Pain
- Anorexia
- Anxiety
- Arthralgia
- Asthenia
- Blood Disorders
- Confusion
- Depression
- Disturbances In 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
- Renal Failure
- Symptoms Of Peripheral Neuropathy
- Tendon Damage And Inflammation
- Vasculitis