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Drug , Indication , Dose , Duration of therapy chart for some Fluoroquinolones

(24,26)

Drug

Indication

PO dose ( mg ) 100 250-500

Interval

Duration ( days )

Ciprofloxacin

Uncomplicated UTI Complicated UTI ; Acute pyelonephritis

BID BID

3 7-14

Uncomplicated N gonorrhea 500 AECB , CAP Acute prostatitis Infectious diarrhoea ; Typhoid Fever Gatifloxacin 25 Uncomplicated UTI 500-750 500 500

1-dose BID BID BID

1-dose 10-14 14-28 3-5

400

QD 1-dose QD

3 1-dose 7-14

Uncomplicated N gonorrhea 400 Complicated UTI ; Acute 400 pyelonephritis, AECB , CAP Levofloxacin Uncomplicated UTI ; Acute 250 pyelonephritis AECB, CAP Norfloxacin Uncomplicated and complicated UTI ; Acute pyelonephritis Acute prostatitis Lomefloxacin Uncomplicated and complicated UTI ; Acute pyelonephritis; AECB AECB , CAP 500 400

QD

10

QD BID

7- 14 3-10

400 400

BID QD

14-28 3-14

Sparfloxacin

400 x 1 , QD then 200

10

Moxifloxacin Ofloxacin

AECB , CAP Uncomplicated and complicated UTI ; Chlamydia

400 200

QD BID

5-10 3-10

Uncomplicated N gonorrhea 400 AECB , CAP 400

1-dose BID

1-dose 7-10

CAP = community acquired pneumonia 29, AECB = acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis 30, UTI = urinary tract infections

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