Eleflox
Instructions for use:
- 1. Pharmacological action
- 2. Release form
- 3. Indications for use
- 4. Contraindications
- 5. Instructions for use
- 6. Side effects
- 7. Overdose
- 8. Analogs of the drug
- 9. Storage conditions
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Eleflox is a drug of the fluoroquinolone group, an antimicrobial agent.
Pharmacological action of Eleflox
The main active component of Eleflox's composition is levofloxacin, which helps to block bacterial DNA gyrase and topoisomerase IV, inhibiting DNA synthesis and causing morphological changes in their cytoplasm, membranes and cell wall. Thanks to this, a bactericidal and antimicrobial effect on the patient's body is carried out.
Release form
Eleflox is available in two forms:
- tablets weighing 250 and 500 mg. The tablets are biconvex, have a yellowish-pink color, oval in shape, film-coated. On one side there is engraving "250" or "500" depending on the mass of the active substance. Tablets are packed in blisters of 5 pieces. One pack contains 1 or 2 blisters;
- clear solution for infusion, has a greenish-yellow color. The bottle contains 100 ml of the medicine.
Indications for the use of Eleflox
The instruction for Eleflox prescribes the use of the drug for infectious and inflammatory diseases caused by microorganisms sensitive to the action of the drug. These include:
- exacerbation of chronic bronchitis;
- diseases of the ENT organs;
- acute sinusitis;
- community-acquired pneumonia;
- complicated and uncomplicated urinary tract infections (including pyelonephritis);
- infections of soft tissues and skin (abscess, suppurating atheroma, furunculosis);
- bacterial prostatitis;
- bacteremia, septicemia;
- intra-abdominal infection;
- drug-resistant form of tuberculosis (as an element of complex therapy).
Contraindications for Eleflox
Medical reviews about Eleflox revealed a number of contraindications. The medicine is not recommended for use if the patient falls into one of the following categories:
- epilepsy;
- hypersensitivity to levofloxacin or other types of quinolones;
- Tendon damage caused by previous quinolone therapy
- age up to 18 years;
- the period of pregnancy and lactation.
The drug is allowed for use by the elderly, patients with a deficiency of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, as well as patients with impaired renal function only in cases where they can be guaranteed medical supervision.
Eleflox instructions for use
It is recommended to take Eleflox before meals or in between meals. Do not chew, drink plenty of water. The instruction for Eleflox recommends the following dosages, depending on the disease:
- with sinusitis, take 500 mg of the drug by mouth once a day; with exacerbation of the chronic form of bronchitis - also once a day, 250-500 mg;
- with pneumonia, Eleflox tablets should be taken once or twice a day, 250-500 mg; for intravenous administration, the recommended dose is 500 mg 1 or 2 times a day;
- with infectious lesions of the urinary tract, the dosage for intravenous and oral administration is the same: once, 250 mg per day;
- for infections of soft tissues and skin, Eleflox is taken orally once or twice a day in an amount of 250-500 mg.
Side effects
The drug is capable of causing a number of side effects, but the likelihood of their occurrence, judging by the reviews about Eleflox, is small. Potential side reactions include the following:
- vomiting, diarrhea, nausea, abdominal pain, loss of appetite, dysbiosis, pseudomembranous enterocolitis, hyperbilirubinemia;
- tachycardia, vascular collapse, decreased blood pressure;
- dizziness, weakness, headache, insomnia, paresthesia, fear, anxiety, confusion, depression, convulsions;
- violations of smell, hearing, vision, tactile and gustatory sensitivity;
- myasthenia gravis, arthralgia, tendon rupture, myalgia, tendonitis;
- interstitial nephritis, hypercreatininemia;
- hemolytic anemia, leukopenia, eosonophilia, agranulocytosis, neutropenia, thrombocytopenia, hemorrhages, pancytopenia;
- allergy in the form of itching, photosensitivity, edema of mucous membranes and skin, urticaria, exudative erythema, suffocation, anaphylactic shock, vasculitis, allergic pneumonitis;
- rhabdomyolysis, exacerbation of porphyria, superinfection, persistent fever.
Overdose
The use of Eleflox and drug analogues in doses exceeding the recommended ones can lead to the appearance of an overdose, the symptoms of which are as follows: confusion, seizures of the epileptic type, dizziness, nausea, erosive lesions of the gastrointestinal mucosa.
Treatment is recommended symptomatic, because there is no specific antidote.
Drug analogues
There are a number of drugs similar in composition and mode of action to Eleflox, their list is presented below:
- Glevo;
- Lebel;
- Ivacin;
- Levoflex;
- Levofloxacin;
- Leobag;
- Maklevo and others.
Storage conditions
Eleflox can be stored up to 2 years at a temperature not exceeding 25 ° C. It is recommended to keep the drug away from children.
Eleflox: prices in online pharmacies
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Drug name Price Pharmacy |
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Eleflox 500 mg film-coated tablets 10 pcs. 726 RUB Buy |
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Eleflox tablets p.p. 500mg 10 pcs. 823 RUB Buy |
Information about the drug is generalized, provided for informational purposes only and does not replace the official instructions. Self-medication is hazardous to health!
