Quinolones

A drug may be classified by the chemical type of the active ingredient or by the way it is used to treat a particular condition. Each drug can be classified into one or more drug classes.

Quinolones are synthetic, bactericidal antibacterial agents with broad-spectrum activity. They inhibit the enzyme topoisomerase II, a DNA gyrase that is necessary for the replication of the microorganism. Topoisomerase II enzyme produces a negative supercoil on DNA, permitting transcription or replication so by inhibiting this enzyme DNA replication and transcription is blocked.

Drug Name ( View by: Brand | Generic )	Reviews	Avg. Ratings
lomefloxacin systemic (More...)	0 Review(s)	Rate It!	10
norfloxacin systemic (Pro, More...)	0 Review(s)	Rate It!	10
ofloxacin systemic (Pro, More...)	3 Review(s)	Rate It!	9.6
gatifloxacin systemic (Pro, More...)	0 Review(s)	Rate It!	8.0
moxifloxacin systemic (Pro, More...)	97 Review(s)	Rate It!	7.0
ciprofloxacin systemic (Pro, More...)	89 Review(s)	Rate It!	6.7
levofloxacin systemic (Pro, More...)	156 Review(s)	Rate It!	6.2
gemifloxacin systemic (Pro, More...)	5 Review(s)	Rate It!	3.7
cinoxacin systemic (More...)	0 Review(s)	Rate It!	0.0
enoxacin systemic (More...)	0 Review(s)	Rate It!	0.0
grepafloxacin systemic (More...)	0 Review(s)	Rate It!	0.0
nalidixic acid systemic (More...)	0 Review(s)	Rate It!	0.0
sparfloxacin systemic (More...)	0 Review(s)	Rate It!	0.0
trovafloxacin systemic (More...)	0 Review(s)	Rate It!	0.0

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Medical conditions associated with quinolones:

• Anthrax
• Anthrax Prophylaxis
• Bacteremia
• Bacterial Infection
• Bladder Infection
• Bone infection
• Bronchitis
• Campylobacter Gastroenteritis
• Cervicitis
• Chancroid
• Chlamydia Infection
• Cholera
• Crohn's Disease
• Cutaneous Bacillus anthracis
• Diverticulitis
• Epididymitis, Non-Specific
• Epididymitis, Sexually Transmitted
• Febrile Neutropenia
• Gonococcal Infection, Disseminated
• Gonococcal Infection, Uncomplicated
• Granuloma Inguinale
• Infection Prophylaxis
• Infectious Diarrhea
• Intraabdominal Infection
• Joint Infection
• Kidney Infections
• Leprosy, Borderline
• Leprosy, Lepromatous
• Meningococcal Meningitis Prophylaxis
• Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Infection
• Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare, Treatment
• Nongonococcal Urethritis
• Nosocomial Pneumonia
• Otitis Media
• Pelvic Infections
• Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
• Peritonitis
• Plague
• Pneumonia
• Pneumonia with Cystic Fibrosis
• Prevention of Bladder infection
• Prostatitis
• Rabbit Fever
• Salmonella Enteric Fever
• Salmonella Gastroenteritis
• Shigellosis
• Sinusitis
• Skin and Structure Infection
• Skin Infection
• Small Bowel Bacterial Overgrowth
• Strep Throat
• Streptococcal Infection
• Transurethral Prostatectomy
• Traveler's Diarrhea
• Tuberculosis, Active
• Typhoid Fever
• Urinary Tract Infection