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Gatifloxacin Brand Names
Tequin | Zymar | Zymaxid
What is Gatifloxacin
Gatifloxacin is an ophthalmic fluoroquinolone antibiotic. It belongs to a group of quinolones known as 8-methoxy fluoroquinolones.
Gatifloxacin is effective against both gram-positive and gram negative bacteria. Compared to other fluoroquinolones, gatifloxacin and other 8-methoxyfluoroquinolones have markedly improved activity against penicillin-susceptible and -resistant pneumococci.
Gatifloxacin ophthalmic solution is indicated for the treatment of bacterial conjunctivitis in adults and pediatric patients.
Indications
- Acinetobacter lwoffii
- bacterial conjunctivitis
- Bacteroides fragilis
- Chlamydophila pneumoniae
- Citrobacter freundii
- Citrobacter koseri
- Clostridium perfringens
- Corynebacterium propinquum
- Enterobacter cloacae
- Escherichia coli
- Haemophilus influenzae (beta-lactamase negative)
- Haemophilus influenzae (beta-lactamase positive)
- Haemophilus parainfluenzae
- Klebsiella oxytoca
- Klebsiella pneumoniae
- Legionella pneumophila
- Listeria monocytogenes
- Moraxella catarrhalis
- Morganella morganii
- Mycobacterium fortuitum
- Mycobacterium marinum
- Mycoplasma pneumoniae
- Neisseria gonorrhoeae
- Neisseria meningitidis
- Peptostreptococcus sp.
- Proteus mirabilis
- Proteus vulgaris
- Serratia marcescens
- Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA)
- Staphylococcus epidermidis
- Staphylococcus saprophyticus
- Streptococcus agalactiae (group B streptococci)
- Streptococcus mitis
- Streptococcus oralis
- Streptococcus pneumoniae
- Streptococcus pyogenes (group A beta-hemolytic streptococci)
- Streptococcus sp.
- Streptococcus sp. (Group C)
- Streptococcus sp. (Group F)
- Streptococcus sp. (Group G)
- surgical infection prophylaxis
- Vibrio cholerae
- Viridans streptococci
- Yersinia enterocolitica
Side Effects
- anaphylactoid reactions
- angioedema
- blepharitis
- blurred vision
- conjunctivitis
- corneal edema
- dysgeusia
- dyspnea
- headache
- keratitis
- lacrimation
- laryngeal edema
- nausea
- ocular discharge
- ocular hemorrhage
- ocular irritation
- ocular pain
- ocular pruritus
- pruritus
- rash
- Stevens-Johnson syndrome
- urticaria
- visual impairment
- xerophthalmia
Contraindications
- breast-feeding
- fungal infection
- pregnancy
- quinolone hypersensitivity
Interactions
There are no drug interactions associated with Gatifloxacin products.