Levofloxacin

This page contains recent news articles, when available, and an overview of Levofloxacin but does not offer medical advice. You should contact your physician with regard to any health issues or concerns.


Overview:

Levofloxacin
(when available)

Pharmacology and use:
Levofloxacin, a fluoroquinolone antiinfective, is the optically active L-isomer of ofloxacin. Levofloxacin is used to treat bacterial conjunctivitis, sinusitis, chronic bronchitis, community-acquired pneumonia and pneumonia caused by penicillin-resistant strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae, skin and skin structure infections, complicated urinary tract infections and acute pyelonephritis. For the treatment of Bacterial infection of; Respiratory tract, Urinary tract, GI, CNS and Immuno compromised patients caused by: S.pneumoniae, H.influenzae, M.catarrhalis, S.aureus, H.parainfluenzae, P.aeruginosa, S.marcescens, E.coli, K.pneumoniae, C.pn

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.

News Articles on Levofloxacin

Daiichi Sankyo Submits Application for Approval of Levofloxacin Hydrate ...  -  14 Nov 2009
Cravit®, an oral Levofloxacin Hydrate agent, already is a widely accepted treatment in formulations of 500mg and 250mg tablets and as a 10% fine granular ... Ethio Planet News

Oculus Innovative Sciences Inc. Reports Operating Results (10-Q)  -  ‎Nov 10, 2009‎
At visit three (end of treatment) the clinical success rate for patients treated with Microcyn alone was 77.8% compared to 61.1% for the Levofloxacin plus ... GuruFocus.com

When Drugs for Ulcers Don't Work  -  ‎Nov 9, 2009‎
One is levofloxacin triple therapy, which consists of a PPI (proton-pump inhibitor) along with amoxicillin and levofloxacin. This regimen has been reported ... New York Times

Band-Aid Won't Stop Generic Bleeding at Johnson & Johnson  -  ‎Nov 11, 2009‎
Aciphex (rabeprazole) for heartburn and acid reflux, and Levaquin (levofloxacin), an antibiotic for urinary tract infections. ... BNET

Levaquin Trial Consolidation for Bellwether Cases Opposed by J&J  -  ‎Nov 11, 2009‎
Levaquin (levofloxacin), which is part of a class of medications known as fluoroquinolones, was approved by the FDA in December 1996. ... AboutLawsuits.com

Recurrent cellulitis following buttock augmentation  -  ‎Nov 3, 2009‎
She was discharged home on levofloxacin (Levaquin) 500 mg po daily for two weeks and clarithromycin (Biaxin) 500 mg po twice daily for at least six months. ... Clinical Advisor

New H. pylori Regimen Wins LAC and LOAD Trial  -  ‎Oct 27, 2009‎
The new four-drug treatment, known as LOAD, comprises levofloxacin, omeprazole (Prilosec), nitazoxanide (Alinia), and doxycycline. ... MedPage Today

New Advances and Insights in Gastroenterology Presented at College's 74th ...  -  ‎Oct 21, 2009‎
...was eradicated in 95 percent patients who took a 7-day course of combination therapy with levofloxacin, omeprazole, nitazoxanide (Alinia(R)) and ... Reuters

The Fluoroquinolone Antibiotic Levaquin® has Allegedly been Linked to ...  -  ‎Oct 29, 2009‎
Dallas, TX (PRWEB) October 29, 2009 -- Levaquin (a brand-name of Levofloxacin) is a powerful antibiotic in a class known as fluroquinones, and is prescribed ... PR Web (press release)

Questions raised about Human Genome Science's anthrax vaccine  -  ‎Oct 23, 2009‎
...“The combination efficacy studies demonstrated very high efficacies (nearly 100%) of levofloxacin in NZW rabbits and ciprofloxacin in cynomolgus monkeys ... Bizjournals.com

Karnataka DC seizes stocks of Ofloxacin tablets valued at Rs 1.20 lakh  -  ‎Oct 20, 2009‎
Levofloxacin is also an antibiotic to treat bacterial infections. It is in a class of antibiotics called fluoroquinolones which includes ciprofloxacin, ... pharmabiz.com

Travel in the Amazon: Health Tips for the Discerning Tourist  -  ‎Oct 27, 2009‎
Antibiotics such as levofloxacin or ciprofloxacin generally work well in Perú, although children and some adults are better treated with azithromycin. ... Living in Peru (blog)

다ì?´ì?´ì°Œ ì‚°êµ?, 레보프ë¡?사신 주사용 허가 ì‹ ì²­  -  ‎Oct 30, 2009‎
...김윤ì˜? 기ìž? 다ì?´ì?´ì°Œ ì‚°êµ?는 새로운 퀴놀론계 í•­ìƒ?ì œ 레보프ë¡?사신(Levofloxacin)ì?˜ 주사 제를 ì?¼ë³¸ì—?서 시íŒ? 허가를 신청했다. ì?´ í•­ìƒ?제는 ìž„ìƒ? 연구ì—?서 í??ë ´, ... 메디포뉴스

휴온스-유ì˜?제약, 'íƒ?루신캡ìŠ?' ê³µë?™íŒ?매  -  ‎Nov 4, 2009‎
...ë˜?한 지난 8ì›”ì—?ë?„ ì?¼í™” 측과 퀴놀론계 í•­ìƒ?ì œì?¸ '레사신정 (성분명 Levofloxacin)'ì?˜ ê³µë?™ íŒ?매 계약ì?„ 진행하는 등 BPH ë°? í•­ìƒ?ì œ 시장ì?˜ ì ?유 확대 ë¿? 아니ë?¼, ... 데일리팜

Case 27-2009 — A 56-Year-Old Woman with Fever, Rash, and ...  -  ‎Aug 26, 2009‎
Analysis of the urine reportedly suggested an infection, and levofloxacin was administered. During the next 3 days, the rash . New England Journal of Medicine (subscription)

Marketing authority for racemate does not invalidate SPC for its ...  -  ‎Aug 11, 2009‎
Source: Wragge & Co - Daiichi owned a patent concerning levofloxacin, an enantiomer of the racemic mixture, ofloxacin. Daiichi also owned a Supplementary Linex Legal (subscription)

Santen Inc. announces plan to open staff development office in ...  -  ‎Aug 11, 2009‎
Santen has four US Food and Drug Administration-approved drugs on the US market: Iquix (levofloxacin ophthalmic solution 1.5%), Quixin (levofloxacin OSN SuperSite

IP Bulletin - August 2009  -  ‎Aug 24, 2009‎
Daiichi Pharmaceutical owned the patent for the anti-microbial pharmaceutical Levofloxacin (that is one enantiomer of Ofloxacin) and a SPC. Linex Legal (subscription)

Life Sciences Update - July 2009  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
Ewan Grist, London Court of Appeal upholds Daiichi's UK Supplementary Protection Certificate covering levofloxacin [HC 07 C00988] In its judgment of 2 July Linex Legal (subscription)

All change please - unique considerations affecting biotech products  -  ‎Aug 25, 2009‎
...considered whether or not the resolved enantiomer of escitalopram and diastereomer of levofloxacin were novel and inventive over the racemic mixture. Linex Legal (subscription)

H1N1 claims first victim in City  -  ‎Aug 13, 2009‎
She was administered antibiotics like Cefoperazone+Sulbactam and Levofloxacin for her infection�. On August 10, when doctors treating her suspected she was Deccan Herald

Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotype 3 among Costa Rican Children ...  -  ‎Aug 14, 2009‎
Strains were serotyped and antimicrobial susceptibility to penicillin, amoxicillin, cefuroxime, ceftriaxone, azithromycin and levofloxacin was determined by 7thSpace Interactive (press release)

Trên 60% dân số VN nhiá»…m khuẩn H. pylori gây viêm, loét dạ dày ...  -  ‎Aug 22, 2009‎
Do đó, Levofloxacin được khuyến cáo là thành phần thay thế Clarithromycin, trở thành phác đồ OAL vá»›i những lợi ích là dá»… sá»­ dụng, an toàn, hiệu quả trong Tuổi Trẻ

美 ì?¸í„°ë„· '중요 마케팅 통로로 ë¶€ìƒ?'  -  ‎Aug 6, 2009‎
...ì?´ì™€ 함께, ì?‘급ì?˜í•™ê³¼ì—?ì„  '레바퀸'(Levaquin, levofloxacin), 위장학과ì—?ì„  '아미티ìž?'(Amitiza, lubiprostone), 혈액종양과 ì•” 분야ì—?ì„  '아바스틴'(Avastin's, 디지틀보사

Transconjunctival Orbital Invasion by Methicillin-Resistant ...  -  13 Jul 2009
5 Approximately 96% of MRSA ocular isolates are resistant to ciprofloxacin hydrochloride and 82% are resistant to levofloxacin. Archives of Ophthalmology

Topical antibiotic reduces positive cultures in chronic ...  -  ‎Jul 8, 2009‎
Application of topical 0.5% levofloxacin for at least 3 days significantly reduced positive cultures in patients with chronic blepharoconjunctivitis, OSN SuperSite

Lupin gets tentative nod from USFDA for Levofloxacin tablets  -  ‎Jun 26, 2009‎
Lupin has received tentative approval from the US Food & Drug Administration (USFDA) to manufacture and market Levofloxacin tablets in strengths 250 mg, Myiris.com

Abuse Of Process Clarified By Canadian Federal Court Of Appeal  -  ‎Jun 30, 2009‎
Several years ago, Novopharm served a notice of allegation, alleging patent invalidity, regarding the patent for Janssen's drug levofloxacin. Mondaq News Alerts (registration)

Daiichi Award in Levaquin Case Reduced by Appeals Court  -  ‎Jun 22, 2009‎
...the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit agreed with Mylan's argument that joint discovery costs in a case involving Levaquin (levofloxacin) FDA news (subscription)

Lawsuits Over Levaquin in New Jersey Designated as Mass Tort  -  ‎Jul 3, 2009‎
Levaquin (levofloxacin) was approved by the FDA as an antibiotic in 1996, and it is available as an oral tablet, oral solution or as an injection. AboutLawsuits.com

Notable endophthalmitis study fails to alter US practice pattern  -  ‎Jun 25, 2009‎
...published in 2006, looked at results of 13698 patients who received injections of intracameral cefuroxime and/or perioperative levofloxacin eye drops. OSN SuperSite

Serious corneal infections still lack effective treatment regimens  -  ‎Jun 25, 2009‎
...resistance to fourth-generation fluoroquinolones Zymar (gatifloxacin, Allergan), Vigamox (moxifloxacin, Alcon) and Iquix (levofloxacin, Vistakon). OSN SuperSite

October 2005 Pharmaceutical Update  -  ‎Jun 29, 2009‎
The US Food and Drug Administration in August approved a new five-day, 750 mg once daily regimen for Levaquin (levofloxacin) tablets by Ortho-McNeil to ADVANCE for Physician Assistants

Innocoll Announces Provisional Findings From Its Three Phase 2 ...  -  ‎Jun 18, 2009‎
...compared to once daily 750mg oral levofloxacin (the current standard of care at its recommended maximum daily dose) in a prospective, randomized design. PR Newswire (press release)

Innocoll reports positive findings from three Phase II foot ulcer ...  -  ‎Jun 19, 2009‎
The safety and efficacy of low dose CollaRx gentamicin topical is compared to once daily 750mg oral levofloxacin in a prospective, randomized design. TMCnet

Levofloxacin-Ñ?ъдържаща комбинациÑ? е ефективна Ñ?рещу рефрактерен ...  -  ‎Jun 21, 2009‎
Кратък курÑ? levofloxacin, furazolidone и lansoprazole е ефективен при повечето пациенти Ñ? неуÑ?пешни предишни терапевтични курÑ?ове за ерадикациÑ? на DoctorBG.com

ì›?ë‚´í•­ìƒ?ì œ '타ì?´ê°€ì‹¤' 'ë?„리박스' 주ë?„  -  ‎Jul 1, 2009‎
...piperacillin/ tazobactam), 'í‹°ì—?남'(Tienam, imipenem/ cilastatin), '머렘'(Merrem, meropenem), 'í?¬ë?¼ë¹„트'(Cravit, levofloxacin)와 ê°™ì?€ 기존 브랜드는 특허 디지틀보사

Mpex Pharmaceuticals Names Mark Wiggins Chief Business Officer  -  20 Apr 2009
Mpex's most advanced product candidate, MP-376, is a proprietary aerosol formulation of levofloxacin for nebulization that is being developed clinically as PR Newswire (press release)

Daiichi Sankyo files patent lawsuit against 11 generics companies  -  ‎Apr 14, 2009‎
Daiichi Sankyo Company has filed patent infringement litigations against 11 generics companies for the substance patent and usage patent for levofloxacin Pharmaceutical Business Review

Lotus Pharma Reports Solid 2008 but Still Lacks Cash  -  ‎Apr 17, 2009‎
Revenues from Lotus' Levofloxacin Lactate for Injection and Valsartan Capsules were lower. Operating expenses rose 54% to $18292997 led by a large 131% Seeking Alpha

Washington State Senate Takes on MRSA  -  ‎Apr 14, 2009‎
Treatment with fluoroquinolones (ciprofloxacin, ofloxacin or levofloxacin) or cephalosporin antibiotics can increase the risk of HA-MRSA. eMaxHealth.com

Daiichi Sankyo Files Patent Infringement Actions Against 11 ...  -  ‎Apr 10, 2009‎
Levofloxacin Hydrate (broad-spectrum oral anti-bacterial agents) originated by Daiichi Sankyo, has been marketed by the company in Japan since 1993. ag-IP-news Agency

FDA Approvals: Afinitor and Tygacil  -  ‎Apr 3, 2009‎
Furthermore, clinical cure rates by infecting pathogen were likewise similar between tigecycline and levofloxacin treatment groups (H influenzae, Medscape

Epididymitis and Orchitis  -  ‎Apr 1, 2009‎
...no longer available in the United States), 300 mg orally twice daily for 10 days, or levofloxacin (Levaquin), 500 mg orally once daily for 10 days. AAFP News Now

10-K: AMDL INC  -  ‎Apr 15, 2009‎
The top selling products in China are HPE-based Solutions (anti-aging cosmecutical), Domperidone (anti-emetic), Levofloxacin Lactate Injections (IV MarketWatch (press release)

Solid results for J&J as generic competition batters key drugs  -  ‎Apr 15, 2009‎
The anti-infective Levaquin/Floxin (levofloxacin) fell 14.3% to $425 million, while sales of the Alzheimer's disease drug Reminyl/Razadyne (galantamine) Pharma Times

When what's good for us may not be  -  ‎Apr 16, 2009‎
...high blood pressure and heart disease, the immune-suppressing transplant drug cyclosporine and some antibiotics, like ciprofloxacin and levofloxacin. Daily Gleaner

‘People with next to nothing have welcomed us into their hearts’  -  ‎Apr 9, 2009‎
Leonard Hindsley, pastor of St. John the Baptist Church) delivered an anointing to her and we applied erythromycin ointments, dispensed oral levofloxacin EastBayRI.com

Rib-X Pharmaceuticals Novel Antibiotic Delafloxacin Named One of ...  -  ‎Apr 2, 2009‎
In large panel microbiological testing, the compound has been shown to be at least 32-fold more potent than levofloxacin, ciprofloxacin, gatifloxacin and PR Newswire (press release)

التهاب الجيوب الأنÙ?ية.. أسبابه وعلاجه  -  ‎Apr 15, 2009‎
...acid أو أحد أدوية quinolone (مثل دواء levofloxacin)ØŒ أو أحد أدوية Macrolide (مثل دواء azithromycin)ØŒ أو أحد أدوية cephalosporin (مثل دواء cefuroxime). عرب نت 5

Bacteria Fighter Levaquin May Cause Serious Adverse  -  ‎Mar 4, 2009‎
Levaquin, also know as levofloxacin, is a broad-spectrum antibiotic manufactured by LevaquinOrtho McNeil Pharmaceutical. Levaqquin has been on the market TransWorldNews (press release)

å?Œè¯­é˜…读:å?ƒè?¯çš„æ—¶å€™å?ƒä¸‡ä¸?è¦?å–?æžœæ±?  -  ‎Mar 10, 2009‎
...celiprolol, talinolol) used to treat high blood pressure and prevent heart attacks; and certain antibiotics (ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin, itraconazole). 互联星空

Brand Names/Synonyms:
Levofloxacin is also known by the following brand names and/or synonyms:
Cravit; Cravit Ophthalmic; Elequine; Floxel; IQUIX; Leroxacin; Lesacin; Levaquin Leva-Pak; Levaquin; Levokacin; Levox; Levoxacin; Mosardal; Nofaxin; Quixin; Reskuin; Tavanic; Volequin

Drug Category:
Levofloxacin is categorized under the following by the FDA: Anti-bacterial Agents; Anti-Infectives; Quinolones; ATC:J01MA12; ATC:S01AX19

Dosage Forms:
TABLET, LIQUID, SOLUTION

Absorption:
Absorption of ofloxacin after single or multiple doses of 200to 400 mg is predictable, and the amount of drug absorbed increases proportionately with the dose.

Interactions:
[an error occurred while processing this directive]



Chemical IUPAC Name:
(-)-(S)-9-fluoro-2,3-dihydro-3-methyl-10-(4-methyl-1-piperazinyl)-7-oxo-7Hpyrido[1,2,3-de]-1,4 benzoxazine-6-carboxylic acid hemihydrate





Health Home | Conditions | Cancer | Medications | Surgery | Vaccines


The Cancer News Network


Disclaimer:

Contact a physician with regard to health concerns. Email requests for further health information will be discarded.

The materials contained on this Web site are for informational purposes only and do not constitute health or medical advice. Use of information on this site does not create or constitute any kind of agreement or contract between you and the owners or users of this site, the owners of the servers upon which it is housed, or anyone else who is in any way connected with this site.

Many links on cancernewsnetwork.org lead to other sites. cancernewsnetwork.org does not sponsor, endorse or otherwise approve of the materials appearing in such sites. Nor is CancerNewsNetwork.org responsible for dead or misdirected links.

IF YOU NEED A LINK OR TEXT REMOVED FROM THIS PAGE PLEASE CONTACT cancernewsnetwork (at) live.com.
We will do our best to accommodate your request.



COPYRIGHT 2009 CANCERNEWSNETWORK | Privacy