Patient was educated on contraindications for using Levofloxacin as follows:
- Patients with history of antibiotic associated diarrhea must be cautious about using Levofloxacin. Discuss with your doctor regarding your history of the same.
- Patients with history of opportunistic infections must be cautious about using Levofloxacin. Discuss with your doctor regarding your history of the same.
- Peripheral neuropathy can sometimes get worse with use of Levofloxacin. Patients with history of peripheral neuropathy are at increased risk for exacerbation of neuropathy with Levofloxacin. Discuss with your doctor regarding safety with Levofloxacin use.
- Levofloxacin can significantly increase the risk for hypoglycemic episodes, especially in diabetics taking glipizide and glyburide. So, Levofloxacin should be prescribed in diabetic individuals with close watch of the patient’s blood sugars.
- Levofloxacin should be avoided in individuals with history of cardiac arrhythmias, as it has the potential to exacerbate any underlying arrhythmias. Such individuals upon taking Levofloxacin could present with irregular heartbeats and life-threatening arrhythmias. Individuals with history of chronic disturbance in serum magnesium and potassium ions are at increased risk for arrhythmias. Also, individuals taking Lasix are at increased risk for losing potassium, thus setting the ground for life-threatening arrhythmias, upon taking Levofloxacin.
