levofloxacin
Noun
Meaning
levofloxacin (uncountable)
(pharmacology) A broad-spectrum fluoroquinolone antibacterial agent (trademark Levaquin) that is the levorotatory isomer of ofloxacin.
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The antibacterial agent levofloxacin is manufactured by asymmetric hydrogenation of ketones in the presence of a Ru(II) BINAP halide complex.
However, there have been reports during the postmarketing experience in patients that Levofloxacin enhances the effects of warfarin.
As is expected in complicated skin and skin structure infections, surgical procedures were performed in the Levofloxacin and comparator groups.
Therefore, no dosage adjustment is required for Levofloxacin or cyclosporine when administered concomitantly.
The median lengths of hospitalization related to hyperglycemia were as follows: cephalosporins (9 days), ciprofloxacin (12 days), levofloxacin (10 days), macrolides (8 days), and moxifloxacin (13 days).
The drugs most frequently prescribed today consist of Avelox (moxifloxacin), Cipro (ciprofloxacin), Levaquin (levofloxacin), and, to some extent, their generic equivalents.