About Levofloxacin Hemihydrate API
Therapeutic CategoryAnti-Infective
CAS Number
100986-85-4
API Technology
Synthetic
Dose Form
Injectable, Solution/Tablet
Dr Reddy's Development Status
Available
Available Regulatory Filing
USDMF, CEP Submitted, Brazil DMF, EUDMF, Korea DMF, Russia DMF
Mechanism of Action
Levofloxacin inhibits bacterial type II topoisomerases, topoisomerase IV and DNA gyrase. Levofloxacin, like other fluoroquinolones, inhibits the A subunits of DNA gyrase, two subunits encoded by the gyrA gene. This results in strand breakage on a bacterial chromosome, supercoiling, and resealing; DNA replication and transcription is inhibited.
Indication
LEVAQUIN® is a fluoroquinolone antibacterial indicated in adults (18 years of age and older) with infections caused by designated, susceptible bacteria and in pediatric patients where indicated.
- Pneumonia: Nosocomial and Community Acquired
- Skin and Skin Structure Infections (SSSI): Complicated and Uncomplicated
- Chronic bacterial prostatitis
- Inhalational Anthrax, Post-Exposure in adult and pediatric patients
- Plague in adult and pediatric patients
- Urinary Tract Infections (UTI): Complicated and Uncomplicated
- Acute Pyelonephritis
- Acute Bacterial Exacerbation of Chronic Bronchitis
- Acute Bacterial Sinusitis
Usage:
To reduce the development of drug-resistant bacteria and maintain the effectiveness of LEVAQUIN® and other antibacterial drugs, LEVAQUIN® should be used only to treat or prevent infections that are proven or strongly suspected to be caused by bacteria IQUIX® solution is a topical quinolone antimicrobial indicated for the treatment of corneal ulcer caused by susceptible strains of the following bacteria:
- Corynebacterium species*
- Staphylococcus aureus
- Staphylococcus epidermidis
- Streptococcus pneumonia
- Viridans group streptococci*
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa
- Serratia marcescens*
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Levofloxacin belongs to the class of medicines known as quinolone antibiotics. It is a third-generation fluoroquinolone antibiotic and optically active L-isomer of ofloxacin with antibacterial activity.
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Treatment of Acute Bacterial Sinusitis and Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Bronchitis when these infections have been adequately diagnosed.
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Pneumonia - 500 mg orally or IV every 24 hours for 7 to 14 days. Prostatitis- 500 mg orally or IV every 24 hours for 28 days.
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We offer Crystalline Form
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