Levofloxacin
Brand names: Levaquin
Drug class: Fluoroquinolone Antibacterial
Prescription only
Available as: oral, injection, eye
What is levofloxacin used for?
- Bacterial eye infections
- Bacterial pneumonia
- Bacterial skin diseases
- Bronchitis
- Chlamydia infections
- Escherichia coli infections
- Haemophilus infections
- Klebsiella infections
- Legionnaires' disease
- Maxillary sinusitis
- Mycoplasma infections
- Proteus infections
- Pseudomonas infections
- Pulmonary tuberculosis
- Pyelonephritis
- Salmonella infections
- Soft tissue infections
- Staphylococcal infections
- Streptococcal infections
- Urinary tract infections
Levofloxacin 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 ( 1 , 12.4 ). Pneumonia: Nosocomial ( 1.1 ) and Community Acquired ( 1.2 , 1.3 ) Skin and Skin Structure Infections (SSSI): Complicated ( 1.4 ) and Uncomplicated ( 1.5 ) Chronic bacterial prostatitis ( 1.6 ) Inhalational Anthrax, Post-Exposure in adult and pediatric patients ( 1.7 ) Plague in adult and pediatric patients ( 1.8 ) Urinary Tract Infections (UTI): Complicated ( 1.9 , 1.10 ) and Uncomplic…
Levofloxacin price
Generic: From $0.11 each, about $3.26 for 30 (250 mg tablet); other forms from $1.79 per mL (25 mg/mL solution).
Brand: No brand price listed.