Pefloxacin

Pefloxacin is indicated for the treatment of single or mixed infections caused by two or more susceptible organisms. It can also be used for infections caused by organisms resistant to other antibiotics including aminoglycoside, penicillin and cephalosporin.

Pefloxacin is indicated for the treatment of the following infections caused by sensitive bacteria.

Severe systemic infection: Septicaemia, bacteraemia, peritonitis, infections in immunosuppressed patients with haematological or solid tumors and in patients in intensive care unit with specific problems such as infected burns.

Urinary tract infection: Uncomplicated and complicated urethritis, cystitis, pyelonephritis, prostatitis, epididymitis.
Respiratory tract infection : Lobar and bronchopneumonia, acute and chronic bronchitis, acute exacerbation of cystic fibrosis, bronchiectasis, empyema.

Gastrointestinal infection: Enteric fever, infective diarrhoea.

Infections of the biliary system: Cholangitis, cholecystitis, empyema of the gall bladder.

Skin and soft tissue infection: Infected ulcers, wound infections, abscesses, cellulitis, otitis externa, erysipelas, infected burns.

Eye, ear, nose and throat infection: Otitis media, sinusitis, mastoiditis, tonsillitis.

Intra abdominal infection: Peritonitis, intra abdominal abscesses.

Bone and joint infection: Osteomyelitis, septic arthritis.

Pelvic infection: Salpingitis, endometritis, pelvic inflammatory diseases.

Gonorrhoea: Including urethral, rectal and pharyngeal gonorrhoea caused by β lactamase producing organisms or organisms moderately sensitive to penicillin.