Delafloxacin
- Generic Name
- Delafloxacin
- Brand Names
- Baxdela, Quofenix
- Drug Type
- Small Molecule
- Chemical Formula
- C18H12ClF3N4O4
- CAS Number
- 189279-58-1
- Unique Ingredient Identifier
- 6315412YVF
- Background
Delafloxacin is a fluoroquinolone antibiotic which has been used in trials studying the treatment and basic science of Gonorrhea, Hepatic Impairment, Bacterial Skin Diseases, Skin Structure Infections, and Community Acquired Pneumonia, among others. It was approved in June 2017 under the trade name Baxdela for use in the treatment of acute bacterial skin and...
- Indication
Delafloxacin is indicated for the treatment of acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections caused by the Gram-positive organisms Staphylococcus aureus (including methicillin-resistant and methicillin-susceptible isolates), Staphylococcus haemolyticus, Staphylococcus lugdunensis, Streptococcus agalactiae, Streptococcus anginosus Group (including Strept...
- Associated Conditions
- Acute Bacterial Skin and Skin Structure Infection (ABSSSI), Community-Acquired Bacterial Pneumonia (CABP)
- Associated Therapies
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