Levo (levofloxacin) 500mg 10 tabs
Indications
– community-acquired pneumonia;
– complicated urinary tract infections and pyelonephritis;
– chronic bacterial prostatitis;
– skin and soft tissue infections;
– for the complex treatment of drug-resistant forms of tuberculosis;
– prevention and treatment of airborne anthrax.
For the treatment of the following infectious and inflammatory diseases, levofloxacin can be used as an alternative to other antimicrobial drugs:
– acute sinusitis;
– exacerbation of chronic bronchitis;
– uncomplicated cystitis.
It is very potent against most strains.
Aerobic gram-positive microorganisms: Bacillus anthracis, Corynebacterium diphtheriae, Corynebacterium jeikeium, Enterococcus faecalis, Enterococcus spp., Listeria monocytogenes, Staphylococcus coagulase-negative methi-S(I) [coagulase-negative methicillin-sensitive/moderately sensitive]], Staphylococcus aureus methi-S (methicillin-sensitive), Staphylococcus epidermidis methi-S (methicillin-sensitive), Staphylococcus spp. CNS (coagulase negative), Streptococci groups C and G, Streptococcus agalactiae, Streptococcus pneumoniae peni I/S/R (penicillin-moderately sensitive/-sensitive/-resistant), Streptococcus pyogenes, Viridans streptococci peni-S/R (penicillin-sensitive/-resistant).
Aerobic gram-negative microorganisms: Acinetobacter baumannii, Acinetobacter spp., Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans, Citrobacter freundii, Eikenella corrodens, Enterobacter aerogenes, Enterobacter cloacae, Enterobacter spp., Escherichia coli, Gardnerella vaginalis, Haemophilus ducreyi, Haemophilus influenzae ampi-S/R (ampicillin-sensitive/-resistant), Haemophilus parainfluenzae, Helicobacter pylori, Klebsiella oxytoca, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Klebsiella spp., Moraxella catarrhalis β+/β- (producing and not producing beta-lactamases), Morganella morganii, Neisseria gonorrhoeae pop PPNG/PPNG (non-penicillinase producing and penicillinase producing), Neisseria meningitidis, Pasteurella canis, Pasteurella dagmatis, Pasteurella multocida, Pasteurella spp., Proteus mirabilis, Proteus vulgaris, Providencia rettgeri, Providencia stuartii, Providencia spp., Pseudomonas aeruginosa (hospital infections caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa may require combination therapy), Pseudomonas spp., Salmonella spp., Serratia marcescens, Serratia spp.
Other microorganisms: Bartonella spp., Chlamydia pneumoniae, Chlamydia psittaci, Chlamydia trachomatis, Legionella pneumophila, Legionella spp., Mycobacterium spp., Mycobacterium leprae, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Mycoplasma hominis, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Rickettsia spp., Ureaplasma urealyticum.
Method of administration
Should be taken twice a day morning and evening for at least 7 days.
Store at a room temperature not exceeding 25°C.
