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Levaquin (Levofloxacin) is an advanced generation fluoroquinolone antibiotic. Levaquin (Levofloxacin) is effective against a number of gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. Because of its broad spectrum of action, Levaquin (Levofloxacin) is frequently prescribed empirically for a wide range of infections (e.g. pneumonia, urinary tract infection) before the specific causal organism is known. If the causal organism is identified, Levaquin (Levofloxacin) may be discontinued and the patient may be switched to an antibiotic with a narrower spectrum of activity. Levaquin (Levofloxacin) is currently the only respiratory fluoroquinolone approved by the U.S. FDA for the treatment of nosocomial pneumonia.
Levaquin (Levofloxacin) has similar side effects to all the other fluoroquinolone antibiotics. The most common side effects include: Nausea, stomach upset, loss of appetite, diarrhea, drowsiness, dizziness, headache, or trouble sleeping. The less common, but much more serious side effects are: Chest pain, change in the amount of urine, dark urine, easy bruising, or bleeding, fainting, fast, or irregular heartbeat, mood changes (e.g., suicidal thought or severe depression), persistent nausea, or vomiting, persistent sore throat or fever, seizures, unusual fatigue, yellowing eyes and skin, white patches in the mouth, or a change in vaginal discharge.
As with all fluoroquinolones there are documented cases of spontaneous tendon rupture in less than 1 in 10,000 patients who have used this drug, the dosage in these patients were the prescribed two 500mg tablets a day, for five days. There are other cases of severe pain, and swelling in as little as two days. This is known as "quinolone-induced tendonopathy"
What is the shelf life of the pills?
- The expiry date is mentioned on each blister. It is different for different batches. The shelf life is 2 years from the date of manufacture and would differ from batch to batch depending on when they were manufactured.
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