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500 mg PO/IV once daily for 7-14 days or 750 mg PO/IV once daily for 5 days
20 mL Single-Dose Vial
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Complicated urinary-tract infections for levofloxacin By intravenous infusion
Measure your dose with a marked measuring spoon, oral syringe, or medicine cup
, tendinitis and tendon rupture, peripheral neuropathy, CNS effects) that can occur together in the same patient
Following a single intravenous dose of levofloxacin to healthy volunteers, the mean ± SD peak plasma concentration attained was 6
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If a dose is missed, however, take it as soon as remembered
) infusion into your vein over 60 or 90 minutes as prescribed by your healthcare provider
Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects
0 mcg/mL after a 500 mg The absolute bioavailability of levofloxacin from a 500 mg tablet and a 750 mg tablet of levofloxacin are both approximately 99%, demonstrating complete oral absorption of levofloxacin
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Levofloxacin is an antibiotic that may be used to treat certain bacterial infections
Some of these effects may not go away, and may lead to hoarseness
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Levofloxacin comes as a tablet and a solution (liquid) to take by mouth
The client has been taking levofloxacin IV since admission 12 hours ago for a urinary tract infection
Administer an antipyretic
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It is also used to treat anthrax infection after inhalational exposure
It is a well-established antiseptic and antifungal agent
- administers a bolus of the medication quickly (within 5 minutes) - requires an IV line
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The absolute bioavailability of levofloxacin from a 500 mg tablet and a 750 mg tablet of levofloxacin are both approximately 99%, demonstrating complete oral absorption of levofloxacin
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hypoglycemic effects
joint or muscle pain including tendon rupture or swelling of the tendon (tendinitis)
severe dizziness
Uncomplicated 500mg PO/IV q24h x 7-10 days; Complicated 750mg PO/IV q24h The 20 mL and 30 mL vials each contain 25 mg of levofloxacin/mL
Levofloxacin is FDA-approved for the treatment of nosocomial pneumonia, community-acquired pneumonia, acute bacterial rhinosinusitis, acute bacterial exacerbation of chronic bronchitis, acute
Generic Name (S): levofloxacin Uses This medication is used to treat a variety of
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