Neofloxin

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• What is Neofloxin
• Neofloxin side effects
• Neofloxin dosing
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• Frequently asked Questions
• What other drugs will affect Neofloxin?
• How should I take Neofloxin?
• Who should not take Neofloxin?
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What is Neofloxin

Neofloxin is an antibiotic in a group of drugs called fluoroquinolones. Neofloxin fights bacteria in the body.
Neofloxin is used to treat different bacterial infections of the prostate or urinary tract (bladder and kidneys). Neofloxin is also used to treat gonorrhea.
Neofloxin may also be used for purposes not listed in Neofloxin guide.

Neofloxin side effects

Get emergency medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives, or the first sign of a skin rash; fast heartbeat, difficult breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.
Neofloxin may cause swelling or tearing of (rupture) a tendon. Neofloxin can also have serious effects on your nerves, and may cause permanent nerve damage. Stop taking this medicine and call your doctor at once if you have:

• signs of tendon rupture--sudden pain, swelling, bruising, tenderness, stiffness, movement problems, or a snapping or popping sound in any of your joints (rest the joint until you receive medical care or instructions); or
• nerve symptoms--numbness, tingling, burning pain, or being more sensitive to temperature, light touch, or the sense of your body position.

Stop using Neofloxin and call your doctor at once if you have:

• headache with chest pain and severe dizziness, fainting, fast or pounding heartbeats;
• dark urine, clay-colored stools, jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes);
• muscle weakness or trouble breathing;
• diarrhea that is watery or bloody;
• sudden weakness or ill feeling, fever, chills, sore throat, mouth sores, easy bruising or bleeding;
• depression, confusion, hallucinations, paranoia, tremors, feeling restless or anxious, unusual thoughts or behavior, insomnia, nightmares;
• seizure (convulsions); or
• increased pressure inside the skull-- severe headaches, ringing in your ears, dizziness, nausea, vision problems, pain behind your eyes.

Common side effects may include:

• nausea, heartburn, stomach cramps, mild diarrhea;
• vaginal itching or discharge;
• mild dizziness; or
• mild headache.

This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
See also: Side effects (in more detail)

Neofloxin dosing

Usual Adult Dose for Urinary Tract Infection:

Uncomplicated:
Due to Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, or Proteus mirabilis: 400 mg orally every 12 hours for 3 days
Due to other organisms: 400 mg orally every 12 hours for 7 to 10 days
Complicated: 400 mg orally every 12 hours for 10 to 21 days

Usual Adult Dose for Cystitis:

Due to E coli, K pneumoniae, or P mirabilis: 400 mg orally every 12 hours for 3 days
Due to other organisms: 400 mg orally every 12 hours for 7 to 10 days

Usual Adult Dose for Prostatitis:

Acute or chronic: 400 mg orally every 12 hours for 28 days

Usual Adult Dose for Gonococcal Infection -- Uncomplicated:

800 mg orally one time
Due to high rates of resistance, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention do not recommend fluoroquinolones for treatment of gonococcal infections in the United States. Ceftriaxone or oral cefixime is recommended as first-line treatment of gonorrhea in the United States. Antimicrobial susceptibility patterns should be monitored.
Doxycycline therapy for 7 days or single-dose azithromycin is also recommended for possible coexisting chlamydial infection.
The patient's sexual partner(s) should also be evaluated/treated.

Usual Adult Dose for Campylobacter Gastroenteritis:

(Not approved by FDA)
400 mg orally every 12 hours for 3 days
Immunocompromised patients may require therapy for 7 to 14 days.

Usual Adult Dose for Epididymitis -- Non-Specific:

Nonsexually transmitted: 400 mg orally every 12 hours for 14 days

Usual Adult Dose for Pyelonephritis:

(Not approved by FDA)
Mild infections: 400 mg orally every 12 hours for 14 days

Usual Adult Dose for Salmonella Enteric Fever:

400 mg orally every 12 hours for 7 to 14 days

Usual Adult Dose for Salmonella Gastroenteritis:

(Not approved by FDA)
400 mg orally every 12 hours for 5 days; however, most cases are self-limiting and prudent withholding of antibiotic therapy does not appear to slow recovery
Immunocompromised patients may require therapy for 14 days.

Usual Adult Dose for Shigellosis:

400 mg orally every 12 hours for 5 days
Immunocompromised patients may require therapy for 7 to 10 days.

Usual Adult Dose for Traveler's Diarrhea:

(Not approved by FDA)
400 mg orally every 12 hours for 3 days; however, most cases are self-limiting and prudent withholding of antibiotic therapy does not appear to slow recovery
Immunocompromised patients may require therapy for 7 to 14 days.

Active ingredients: Norfloxacin

Select the most affordable brand or generic drug

Strength	Quantity	Price, USD	Country
Alflox
Alflox 400mg Tablet		$0.01	Alkem Laboratories Ltd
Alflox 0.30% Eye Drop		$0.23	Alkem Laboratories Ltd
Alflox 400mg TAB / 10		$0.29
Amicrobin
Baccidal
Basteen
Bio Tarbun
Biofloxin
400 mg	10	$0.29
BIOFLOXIN 400MG TABLET 1 strip(s) (10 tablets each)		$0.15	Biochem Pharmaceutical Industries
Biofloxin 400 mg Tablet		$0.03
400 mg x 10's		$0.29
Biofloxin 400mg TAB / 10		$0.29
BIOFLOXIN tab 400 mg x 10's		$0.29	Biochem
BIOFLOXIN Capsule/ Tablet / 400mg (10 units)		$0.29	Biochem Pharmaceutical
Blemalart
Flox
Flox 400 mg Tablet		$0.01
FLOX 100 MG SUSPENSION 1 bottle(s) (30 ML suspension each)		$0.24	Lark Laboratories Ltd
Flox 200mg/5ml Syrup		$0.29	Lark Laboratories Ltd
FLOX Liquid / 100mg/5ml (30ml units)		$0.31	Lark Laboratories
Floxacin
Floxacin 400 mg Tablet		$0.03
Janacin
Janacin 400 mg x 25 x 4's		$26.88
Janacin tab 400 mg 25 x 4's		$26.88	Biolab
Lexfor
Lu Xin An
Meriflox
400 mg	4	$0.29
400 mg x 4's		$0.29
Meriflox 400mg TAB / 4		$0.29
MERIFLOX Capsule/ Tablet / 400mg (4 units)		$0.29	Merind
MERIFLOX tab 400 mg x 4's		$0.29	Wockhardt (Merind)
MERIFLOX 400MG TABLET 1 strip(s) (4 tablets each)		$0.34	Wockhardt Ltd
MERIFLOX 500MG TABLET 1 strip(s) (5 tablets each)		$0.57	Wockhardt Ltd
Meriflox 400mg Tablet		$0.09	Wockhardt Ltd
Meriflox 500mg Tablet		$0.11	Wockhardt Ltd
Negaflox
Negaflox 400 mg Tablet		$0.03
NEGAFLOX Capsule/ Tablet / 400mg (10 units)		$0.29	Zydus Cadila (Alidac Division)
400 mg x 8's		$0.33
NEGAFLOX tab 400 mg x 8's		$0.33	Zydus (Alidac)
Negaflox 400mg TAB / 8		$0.33
Negalflex
Noflo
Noflo 250 mg Tablet		$0.06
250 mg x 10's		$0.63
NOFLO tab 250 mg x 10's		$0.63	Global MS (Intraways)
Noflo 250mg TAB / 10		$0.63
Noflo 500 mg Tablet		$0.11
500 mg x 10's		$1.12
NOFLO tab 500 mg x 10's		$1.12	Global MS (Intraways)
Noflo 500mg TAB / 10		$1.12
Noflox
Noraflox
Noraxin
Noraxin 200 mg Tablet		$0.03
Norbactin
Norbactin Eye 5 ml Drop		$0.03
NORBACTIN Capsule/ Tablet / 200mg (10 units)		$0.36	Ranbaxy
Norbactin 400mg TAB / 10		$0.63
Norcin Utopian
Norex
Norex 0.25 mg Tablet		$0.01
Norex 0.25mg Tablet		$0.02	Nordic Pharma Ltd
Norex 0.5 mg Tablet		$0.02
Norex 0.5mg Tablet		$0.02	Nordic Pharma Ltd
NOREX tab 0.25 mg x 10's		$0.17	Nordic
NOREX 0.25MG TABLET 1 strip(s) (10 tablets each)		$0.17	Nordic Pharma Ltd
NOREX 0.5MG TABLET 1 strip(s) (10 tablets each)		$0.24	Nordic Pharma Ltd
NOREX tab 0.5 mg x 10's		$0.24	Nordic
Norflosal
Norfloxacin
100 mg	50	$41.92	Australia, Canada, India, Mauritius, NZ, Turkey, UK, USA
100 mg	50	$59.81	Australia, Canada, India, NZ, Singapore, Turkey, UK, USA
200 mg	70	$42.99	Australia, Canada, India, Mauritius, NZ, Turkey, Singapore, UK, USA
200 mg	70	$45.00	Australia, Canada, India, NZ, Turkey, Singapore, UK, USA
400 mg	100	$125.00	Australia, Canada, India, Mauritius, NZ, Singapore, Turkey, UK, USA
400 mg	100	$129.00	Australia, Canada, Mauritius, NZ, Singapore, Turkey, UK, USA
400 mg	100	$156.00	Australia, Canada, India, Mauritius, NZ, Singapore, Turkey, UK, USA
800 mg	40	$70.37	Australia, Canada, India, NZ, Singapore, Turkey, UK, USA
800 mg	40	$72.36	Australia, Canada, NZ, Singapore, Turkey, UK, USA
Co Norfloxacin 400 mg Tablet		$1.28
Norfloxacin 400 mg Stadmed Tablet		$0.03
Norfloxacin - Guilin Pharma
Norfloxacin Sandoz
Norfloxacin-Helcor
Norfloxacin-ratiopharm
Norfloxacina Aurobindo
Norfloxacina La Santé
Norfloxacina Vannier
Norfloxacine Merck
Norfloxacine Ratiopharm
Norfloxacino Gen-Far
Norfloxacino Normon
Norfluxx
Norstar
400 mg	10	$0.27
Norstar 400mg Tablet		$0.02	Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd
Norstar 400 mg Tablet		$0.03
NORSTAR 400MG TABLET 1 strip(s) (10 tablets each)		$0.18	Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd
NORSTAR Capsule/ Tablet / 400mg (10 units)		$0.27	Calyx Remedies
Quinogal
Shinun
Sinnorf
Sinobid
Steinaclox-Medichrom
Tamflox
Tamflox 400 mg Tablet		$0.03
Tamflox 400mg Tablet		$0.03	Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd
Tamflox 400mg TAB / 10		$0.29
TAMFLOX Capsule/ Tablet / 400mg (10 units)		$0.29	Sun Pharmaceuticals
TAMFLOX tab 400 mg x 10's		$0.29	Sun
TAMFLOX 400MG TABLET 1 strip(s) (10 tablets each)		$0.31	Sun Pharma Laboratories Ltd
TAMFLOX Liquid / 400mg (30ml units)		$0.36	Sun Pharmaceuticals
Tamflox 30 ml Suspension		$0.06
Terry White Chemists Norfloxacin
Uriflox
Urinox
Uro-Linfol
Urofos
Urospes-N
Utin-400

References

1. "Norfloxacin". https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/co... (accessed August 28, 2018).
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Neofloxin - Frequently asked Questions

Can Neofloxin be stopped immediately or do I have to stop the consumption gradually to ween off?

In some cases, it always advisable to stop the intake of some medicines gradually because of the rebound effect of the medicine.

It's wise to get in touch with your doctor as a professional advice is needed in this case regarding your health, medications and further recommendation to give you a stable health condition.

What other drugs will affect Neofloxin?

Tell your doctor about all medicines you use, and those you start or stop using during your treatment with Neofloxin, especially:

• cisapride, cyclosporine, erythromycin, nitrofurantoin, probenecid, ropinirole, tacrine, theophylline, tizanidine;

• a diuretic or "water pill";

• heart rhythm medication--amiodarone, disopyramide, dofetilide, dronedarone, procainamide, quinidine, sotalol, and others;

• medicine to treat depression or mental illness--amitriptylline, clomipramine, clozapine, desipramine, duloxetine, iloperidone, imipramine, nortriptyline, thioridazine, ziprasidone, and others; or

• NSAIDs (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs)--aspirin, ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin), naproxen (Aleve), celecoxib, diclofenac, indomethacin, meloxicam, and others.

This list is not complete. Other drugs may interact with Neofloxin, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal products. Not all possible interactions are listed in this medication guide.

How should I take Neofloxin?

Neofloxin is usually taken every 12 hours. Follow all directions on your prescription label. Do not take this medicine in larger or smaller amounts or for longer than recommended.

Take this medicine with a full glass of water (8 ounces). Drink several extra glasses of fluid each day while you are taking Neofloxin.

Take Neofloxin on an empty stomach 1 hour before or 2 hours after eating a meal, drinking milk, or eating a dairy product such as yogurt.

Use this medication for the full prescribed length of time. Your symptoms may improve before the infection is completely cleared. Skipping doses may also increase your risk of further infection that is resistant to antibiotics. Neofloxin will not treat a viral infection such as the common cold or flu.

If you are being treated for gonorrhea, your doctor may also have you tested for syphilis, another sexually transmitted disease.

Do not share this medication with another person (especially a child), even if they have the same symptoms you have.

Store at room temperature away from moisture and heat.

Who should not take Neofloxin?

You should not use this medication if you are allergic to Neofloxin, or if:

• you have ever had swelling or tearing of a tendon caused by taking Neofloxin or similar antibiotics; or

• you are allergic to other fluoroquinolones.

You may not be able to use Neofloxin if you have a muscle disorder. Tell your doctor if you have a history of myasthenia gravis.

To make sure Neofloxin is safe for you, tell your doctor if you have:

• a heart rhythm disorder, especially if you take medication to treat it;

• slow heartbeats, or a personal or family history of Long QT syndrome;

• tendon problems, arthritis or other joint problems;

• a muscle or nerve disorder;

• kidney or liver disease;

• seizures or epilepsy;

• a history of head injury or brain tumor;

• a history of allergic reaction to an antibiotic;

• diabetes (especially if you take oral diabetes medication);

• low levels of potassium in your blood (hypokalemia); or

• if you use a blood thinner (warfarin, Coumadin) and have "INR" or prothrombin time tests.

Neofloxin may cause swelling or tearing of a tendon (the fiber that connects bones to muscles in the body), especially in the Achilles' tendon of the heel. This can happen during treatment or up to several months after you stop taking Neofloxin. Tendon problems may be more likely to occur if you are over 60, if you take steroid medication, or if you have had a kidney, heart, or lung transplant.

FDA pregnancy category C. It is not known whether Neofloxin will harm an unborn baby. Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant while using this medication.

It is not known whether Neofloxin passes into breast milk or if it could harm a nursing baby. You should not breast-feed while using this medicine.

Can Neofloxin be taken or consumed while pregnant?

Please visit your doctor for a recommendation as such case requires special attention.

Can Neofloxin be taken for nursing mothers or during breastfeeding?

Kindly explain your state and condition to your doctor and seek medical advice from an expert.

Reviews

Following the study conducted by gmedication.com on Neofloxin, the result is highlighted below. However, it must be clearly stated that the survey and result is based solely on the perception and impression of visitors and users of the website as well as consumers of Neofloxin. We, therefore, urge readers not to base their medical judgment strictly on the result of this study but on test/diagnosis duly conducted by a certified medical practitioners or physician.

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The information was verified by Dr. Vishal Pawar, MD Pharmacology