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Precautions to be Exercised While Taking Levofloxacin-1

Patient was educated on precautions to be exercised while taking Levofloxacin as follows: Discuss with your doctor regarding any previous allergic responses you experienced with antibiotics belonging to the Quinolones group, such as, Norfloxacin, Ofloxacin, and Ciprofloxacin. Patients with history of antibiotic associated diarrhea must be cautious about using Levofloxacin. Discuss with your doctor regarding your history of the same. Report to your doctor regarding any persistent diarrhea, abdominal pain and cramping, and blood or [...]

Contraindications for Using Levofloxacin-2

Patient was educated on contraindications for using Levofloxacin as follows: Levofloxacin undergoes minimal metabolism and is primarily excreted unchanged in the urine. Individuals with compromised renal functions tend to retain the drug in the circulation longer, thus resulting in toxicity. Levofloxacin should be avoided or used with extreme caution in such individuals. Levofloxacin carries the risk for hepatic damage and so, should be used with caution in individuals with history of compromised liver function. Watch [...]

Contraindications for Using Levofloxacin-1

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 [...]

Side Effects of Levofloxacin Use-4

Patient was educated on the side effects of using Levofloxacin as follows: Opportunistic fungal infections The friendly normal flora residing in the human body help prevent growth of opportunistic infections. Levofloxacin by destroying the normal flora, tips the balance in favor of opportunistic infections. So, long term use of Levofloxacin carries a risk of opportunistic fungal infections, such as, thrush and yeast infections. Peripheral neuropathy Long term Levofloxacin intake can lead to serious problems of [...]

Side Effects of Levofloxacin Use-3

Patient was educated on the side effects of using Levofloxacin as follows: Central nervous system findings Levofloxacin use can sometimes result in severe dizziness, confusion, hallucinations, tremors, and seizures. Hepatic damage Long term Levofloxacin intake can lead to hepatic injury, thus compromising liver function. Hepatic injury and altered liver function can result in increased bilirubin levels in the body, resulting in itching, jaundice with yellowing of skin and sclera, dark urine, altered metabolism with nausea [...]