The medicine 'Zofloks'. Instructions for use. Side effect, contraindications

The drug "Zooflox" instructions for use characterizes as an antibacterial, bactericidal agent. The medicine is available in the form of tablets and a solution for infusions. The active ingredient is ofloxacin.

The drug "Zofloks" instruction for use recommends for pneumonia, bronchitis and other diseases of the infectious nature of the respiratory system. The indications include laryngitis, pharyngitis, otitis, sinusitis and other lesions of the ENT organs. The medicine is prescribed for infections in the joints, skin, bones and soft tissues. The drug "Zooflox" is recommended for diseases that are infectious and inflammatory in nature and appear in the bile ducts and organs in the abdominal cavity (except bacterial enteritis). The medicine is prescribed for pyelonephritis, urethritis, cystitis and other diseases of the urinary tract, kidneys. Means "Zofloks" the instruction on application recommends for treatment of the infections which have arisen in the organs of the reproductive system and small pelvis. The indications include epididymitis, colpitis, orchitis, prostatitis, cervicitis, salpingitis, endometritis, oophoritis, parametritis. The drug "Zooflox" is prescribed for chlamydia, gonorrhea, meningitis. Intravenously, the drug is used for septicemia. The "Zooflox" medication is recommended for use in the prevention of infections in patients with impaired immune status.

The drug is contraindicated with a reduced convulsive threshold (after TBI, inflammation in the CNS or stroke), epilepsy, hypersensitivity. The "Zofloks" medication does not allow the appointment of patients under 18 years of age to pregnant and lactating women.

Apply with caution should patients with atherosclerosis of cerebral vessels, cerebral circulation disorder, organic lesions of the central nervous system, renal failure of the chronic course.

When using the drug, there are possible side effects such as flatulence, gastralgia, diarrhea, anorexia, nausea, abdominal pain, vomiting. Increased activity of liver enzymes may be noted. The drug can cause pseudomembranous colitis, hyperbilirubinemia, cholestatic jaundice.

When taking Zoflox, often dizziness, headaches, cramps, sleep disorders, nightmares. The drug can trigger tremors, lack of confidence in movements, hallucinations, anxiety, depression, high intracranial pressure, rupture of the tendon, psychotic reactions. In practice, there were cases of myalgia, tendonitis, tendosynovitis, arthralgia.

Negative reactions include lowering blood pressure (with intravenous administration), collapse, anemia, vasculitis, thrombocytopenia, agranulocytosis, pancytopenia.

Often patients during treatment note allergic manifestations in the form of itching, urticaria, rash, fever. Probably the emergence of Quincke edema, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, bronchospasm. In rare cases, anaphylactic shock was noted.

In practice, cases of the effect of Zoflox on the activity of the genitourinary system have been documented. In particular, when applying the drug, there was a violation of kidney activity, interstitial nephritis of an acute nature, an increase in urea levels.

The drug is taken orally during or before meals. Dosages of the medication are set individually for each patient.

As a rule, adults are recommended from two hundred to eight hundred milligrams per day. Treatment lasts from seven to ten days. The frequency of taking a day is two times.

The drug "Zooflox 400" is recommended for gonorrhea. A dose of four hundred milligrams is taken once.

Before taking Zoflox, you should consult a specialist.