Floxin Side Effects

Serious Side Effects of Floxin

• If you start to urinate significantly less or not at all or have diarrhea that has blood in it or seems watery, stop taking Floxin and talk to your doctor as soon s possible.
• Get medication attention immediately if you start to have a seizure.
• If you become severely confused, have hallucinations, experience restlessness or anxiety, or have trouble sleeping, talk to your doctor immediately.
• Floxin may cause you to become dizzy, light-headed, or faint. If this happens to you, contact a medical professional as soon as you can.
• If you notice that you are becoming easily bruised or bleed more than usual, contact your doctor.
• Feeling numb, a burning feeling, or a tingle in your hands or feet are signs of a serious reaction. Get medical attention immediately.
• If you develop any kind of rash or skin reaction, talk to your doctor as soon as possible.

Common Side Effects of Floxin

• Using Floxin may cause your ears to itch or become mildly painful. Your skin may also become mildly itchy.
• You might experience a change in your taste after using Floxin.
• Floxin can cause you to develop a headache or experience mild dizziness.
• This medication may cause you to become nauseated, vomit, or have mild diarrhea.
• You may experience vaginal discharge or itchiness after taking Floxin.

Warnings & Recalls for Floxin

Floxin Black Box Warnings

• Floxin has been discontinued in the United States. You will have to seek an alternative medication.
• Fluoroquinolones have been linked to a heigtened risk of tendinitis and tendon rupture in some patients. This risk is higher in patients older than 60, patients taking corticosteroids, and patients who have had transplants of the kidney, lungs, or heart.
  • If you experience any sudden pain, stiffness, or tenderness with any of your joints, talk to your doctor as soon as possible.
• Patients who have myasthenia gravis should avoid taking Floxin. It may increase muscle weakness in these patients.

Floxin Warnings

• Do not use the Floxin solution in your eye. It should only be used for the ears.
• Do not take Floxin if you have myasthenia gravis.
• Talk to your doctor before taking this medication if you have a kidney or liver disease, problems with your joints, a history of seizures, are diabetic, have low potassium levels, or have a history of Long QT syndrome in your family.
• If you are taking any other medications, vitamins, or supplements, discuss them with your doctor. Some of these may interfere with how Floxin works.
• If you are currently pregnant, plan on becoming pregnant, or breat-feed, tell your doctor to see if you can use Floxin safely.
• While your ears are infected, make sure to keep them clean and dry.

Floxin Treatment and Use

Floxin | Ofloxacin Otic is a medication used as a treatment for outer ear infections, middle ear infections in patents with perforated eardrums, and middle ear infections in pediatric patients with ear tubes. In can also be used to treat other bacterial infections such as bronchitis, pneumonia, and urinary tract infections. Gonorrhea and chlamydia can also be cleared by Floxin, but it is not recommended to treat syphilis.

How does Floxin Work?

Floxin is an antibotic classified as a quinolone. It prevents the bacteria from being able to multiply by reducing their reproductive ability. This eventually kills off all the bacteria, clearing the patient of infection.

Floxin Dosage Information

Floxin is typically taken one or two times daily for one or two weeks. Your doctor may adjust your dosage based on the severity of your condition. You should only use the amount of medication prescribed to you, no more and no less.

Even if your condition starts to improve before your dosage in complete, you should use Floxin for the fully prescribed time. If you stop taking it too soon, the infection may not be completely cleared.

Before dripping the solution into your ears, warm the solution by holding the container for a few minutes. After applying the solution, you should stay lying down for a few minutes.

Other Names for Floxin

• Floxin

• Ofloxacin

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