Ofloxacin
- Generic Name
- Ofloxacin
- Brand Names
- Ocuflox
- Drug Type
- Small Molecule
- Chemical Formula
- C18H20FN3O4
- CAS Number
- 82419-36-1
- Unique Ingredient Identifier
- A4P49JAZ9H
- Background
A synthetic fluoroquinolone (fluoroquinolones) antibacterial agent that inhibits the supercoiling activity of bacterial DNA gyrase, halting DNA replication.
- Indication
For the treatment of infections (respiratory tract, kidney, skin, soft tissue, UTI), urethral and cervical gonorrhoea.
- Associated Conditions
- Acute Bacterial Exacerbation of Chronic Bronchitis (ABECB), Acute Otitis Media (AOM), Bacterial Infections, Cervicitis, Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP), Complicated Urinary Tract Infection, Conjunctivitis, Epididymitis, Hansen's Disease, Nongonococcal urethritis, Otitis Externa, Prostatitis, Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue Bacterial Infections, Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP), Traveler's Diarrhea, Ulcerative keratitis, Acute Pelvic inflammatory disease, Acute, uncomplicated Gonorrhea, Chronic suppurative Otitis media, Uncomplicated Cystitis
- Associated Therapies
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