Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics

Fluoroquinolone antibiotics, also known as quinolones, are used to treat a range of bacterial infections, such as urinary tract, sinus, lower respiratory, skin, upper respiratory, and eye infections. They may also be used for pneumonia and typhoid cases, and hard-to-treat bacterial infections. Fluoroquinolones are bactericidal antibiotics, ie. they work by killing the bacteria responsible for the infection. Commonly prescribed fluoroquinolone antibiotics include Otovel (ciprofloxacin), Cipro Xr (ciprofloxacin) and Avelox (moxifloxacin).

Drugs classified as Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics are frequently used to treat the following conditions:

• Bronchitis
• Cystitis
• Bacterial Infection
• Lower Respiratory Infection
• Pneumonia
• anthrax prophylaxis
• bone and joint infections
• cholera
• gastroenteritis
• intraabdominal infections
• nosocomial pneumonia
• otitis externa
• community-acquired pneumonia
• diabetic foot ulcer
• diverticulitis
• dysentery
• gonorrhea
• infectious arthritis
• infectious diarrhea
• lower respiratory tract infections
• typhoid fever
• urinary tract infection (UTI)
• pyelonephritis
• Sinus Infections
• Skin Infection
• bacterial conjunctivitis
• cellulitis
• pyoderma
• furunculosis
• impetigo
• scarlet fever
• otitis media
• corneal ulcer
• Eye Infection
• chlamydia infection
• sinusitis

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