This medication is a quinolone antibiotic, prescribed for infective ophthalmitis and sinusitis, chronic bronchitis, acute exacerbation, community-acquired pneumonia, skin infections.
Contraindicated in patients who are hypersensitive to the drug, pregnant women and nursing mother, children and infants.
PO- The recommended dose is 100mg twice daily.
It comes as a tablet to take by mouth, with or without food.
• Caution should be exercised in patients with history of nervousness, agitation, sleeplessness, anxiety, abnormal dreams, slow heart beat, heart attack, who are taking other medications and in elderly.
GI disturbances, peripheral neuropathy, sensitivity to light, dizziness, fever, abdominal pain, headache, epilepsy and super added fungal infection, irritation when applied locally.
Avoid excess dosage.
Store it at room temperature.
USE OF BALOFLOXACIN IN URINARY TRACT INFECTION RECURRENT)IN A LACTATING MOTHER OF ONE YEAR AND THREE MONTHS OLD BABY ,IS IT RATIONAL? IF SO, HOW LONG SHOULD IT BEEN USED?