Comparing Levaquin vs Levofloxacin
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Prescription only
Levaquin treats a wide range of bacterial infections; however, it can cause some very severe and potentially irreversible side effects and should only be used to treat infections that have not... View more |
Prescription only
Levofloxacin treats a wide range of bacterial infections; however, it can cause some very severe and potentially irreversible side effects such as tendonitis or tendon rupture and should only be used... View more |
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| More about Levaquin (levofloxacin) | More about Levofloxacin | ||||||||
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Levaquin has an average rating of 5.2 out of 10 from a total of 414 ratings on Drugs.com. 40% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 44% reported a negative effect. |
Levofloxacin has an average rating of 5.1 out of 10 from a total of 724 ratings on Drugs.com. 38% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 46% reported a negative effect. |
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See also: Levaquin side effects in more detail. |
See also: levofloxacin side effects in more detail. |
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Levaquin | ||||||||
| Half Life The half-life of a drug is the time taken for the plasma concentration of a drug to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||
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6 hours |
6 hours |
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Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
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Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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A total of 473 drugs are known to interact with Levaquin:
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A total of 473 drugs are known to interact with levofloxacin:
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December 20, 1996 |
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N/A |
N/A |
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** The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) schedule information displayed applies to substances regulated under federal law. There may be variations in CSA schedules between individual states.
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