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How to Take Grepafloxacin and it's Dose

Written by - Dhanalakshmi Chinnuswamy, Diploma in Pharmacy, MBA (Healthcare)

Medically Checked by - S. Hemamalini, B. Pharm

Last Updated on August 11, 2022

It comes as a tablet to take by mouth, with or without food.

Dosage & When it is to be taken

PO- The recommended dose range is 400 to 600mg/day, for 1 to 10days.

When it is not to be taken (Contraindications)

Contraindicated in patients with liver failure, QT prolongation, and hypersensitivity.

Drug Name : Grepafloxacin

This medication is an fluoroquinolones antibiotic, prescribed for certain types of infection such as chronic bronchitis, pneumonia, gonorrhea, urethritis and cervicitis and other infections.

Trade Names/Brand Names of Grepafloxacin

International :

Raxar

Last Updated on August 11, 2022

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