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    You need to know at least 5 things about levofloxacin!

    • Last Update: 2022-10-02
    • Source: Internet
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    Quinolone antibacterial drugs mainly play an antibacterial role


    Quinolone antibacterial drugs that have been included in the National Catalogue of Drugs for Basic Medical Insurance, Industrial Injury Insurance and Maternity Insurance (2021) are shown in the table below


    The difference between moxifloxacin and gemifloxacin

    1.


    1.
    Frequency of use of fluoroquinolones belongs to concentration-dependent antibacterial drugs
    .
    Levofloxacin (6 hours), moxifloxacin (12 hours), and gemifloxacin (7 hours) have a long half-life and are administered
    once a day.
    Ciprofloxacin (4 hours) has a short half-life and still needs to be administered
    in 2 to 3 doses per day.
    2.
    The best time
    to take the drug food can reduce the absorption of levofloxacin, it is recommended to take levofloxacin 1 hour before a meal or 2 hours after a meal
    .
    Levofloxacin is more fat-soluble, can penetrate the blood-brain barrier, can cause headache, anxiety, insomnia, nightmares and other central nervous system adverse reactions, try to avoid taking
    before bedtime.

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