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Brand names: Levofloxacin
12.1 Mechanism of Action Levofloxacin is a member of the fluoroquinolone class of antibacterial agents [see Microbiology ( 12.4 )] .
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Hi everyone, I’m sure this question has been asked before. I’ve noticed a lot of the doctors at my hospital seem to base their renal dosing on GFR and not CrCl. From my understanding they are not the same thing. Recently we had a patient who had a CrCl of 45 and GFR of >60. They
I recently started at a terrible, low-income, inner city hospital. The prescriptions are so unexpected. How did they come up with levofloxacin 500mg x 10 days for UTI? Why pantoprazole at bedtime? Can I expect more guideline adherence at larger systems? EDIT: I suppose what I'm most unhappy about is
Levofloxacin 750mg po x 5 days, adjusted to q48h for renal function. How many doses does patient need?
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Tablet
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Oral