Gemifloxacin Side Effects

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Serious Side Effects of Gemifloxacin

Severe dizziness or fainting
Heart problems such as fast or pounding heartbeat;
Joint complications such as sudden pain, snapping or popping sound, bruising, swelling, tenderness, stiffness, or loss of movement
Gastrointestinal problems such as watery or bloody diarrhea, upper stomach pain, loss of appetite
Mental changes such as confusion, hallucinations, depression, unusual thoughts or behavior
Seizure
Urinating less frequently or not at all, dark-colored urine, clay-colored stools
Fatigue
Jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes)
Easy bruising or bleeding
Numbness, burning, tingling, or unusual pain anywhere in your body
Skin reaction -- skin rash (even mild), fever, sore throat, swelling in your face or tongue, burning in your eyes, skin pain, followed by a red or purple skin rash that spreads (especially in the face or upper body) and causes blistering and peeling.

Common Side Effects of Gemifloxacin

nausea, vomiting
dizziness or drowsiness
blurred vision
muscle pain
feeling nervous, anxious, or restless
trouble sleeping such as insomnia or nightmares

See Warnings and Recalls for other serious risks associated with Gemifloxacin.

Warnings & Recalls for Gemifloxacin

Family Planning Warning

Gemifloxacin is a Pregnancy Category C drug, meaning patients should not take it while pregnant as it may cause fetal harm or growth retardation. Pregnant women should only take this drug if the benefit to the mother outweighs the risk to the fetus. There is no data regarding excretion of Gemifloxacininto breast milk. Nursing mothers should avoid taking Gemifloxacin.

General Warning

Gemifloxacin is associated with risks of

tendinitis or tendon rupture.
severe and sometimes fatal hypersensitivity and anaphylactic reactions
increased muscle weakness in patients who have Myasthenia Gravis
prolonged QT intervals
sensory or sensorimotor axonal polyneuropathy resulting in disfunction of the autonomic nervous system
liver enzyme elevations
convulsions, seizures, or epilepsy
photosensitivity/phototoxicity

Interactions

Patients should avoid combining Gemifloxacin with the following:

Class IA (e.g., quinidine, procainamide) agents
Class III (e.g., amiodarone, sotalol) antiarrhythmic agents
Antacids containing magnesium and/or aluminum or products containing ferrous sulfate (iron), multivitamin preparations containing zinc or other metal cations, or Videx® (didanosine) chewable/buffered tablets or the pediatric powder for oral solution within 3 hours of taking Gemifloxacin

Gemifloxacin Treatment and Use

What is Gemifloxacin?

Gemifloxacin | Factive is an antibiotic in a group of drugs called fluoroquinolones, used to fight bacterial infections such as chronic bronchitis and mild to moderate pneumonia.

How Gemifloxacin Works

Gemifloxacin works by killing and preventing growth of bacteria.

How to take Gemifloxacin

For Bronchitis: 320 mg orally once a day for 5 days

For Pneumonia: 320 mg orally once a day

Other Names for Gemifloxacin

Brand Name

Factive

Generic Name

Gemifloxacin