Presentation

Locin 0.5% Sterile Eye Drops: Each ml contains Levofloxacin Hemihydrate USP equivalent to Levofloxacin 5 mg.

Description

Levofloxacin eye drops is a sterile topical ophthalmic solution. It is synthetic, broad spectrum, third generation fluoroquinolone bactericidal antibiotic, which active against a broad spectrum of Gram-positive & Gram-negative ocular pathogens. It functions by inhibiting bacterial topoisomerase IV and DNA gyrase enzymes required for DNA replication, transcription, repair and recombination. It is indicated for the treatment of bacterial conjunctivitis caused by susceptible strains of the following bacteria:

Aerobic Gram-Positive bacteria

• Corynebacterium species
• Staphylococcus aureus
• Staphylococcus epidermis
• Staphylococcus pneumonia
• Staphylococcus (Group C/F)
• Staphylococcus (Group G)
• Staphylococcus viridans group

Aerobic Gram-Negative bacteria

• Acinetobacter lwoffii
• Haemophilus influenza
• Serratia marcescens

Locin also provides a promising treatment for other ocular infections including- Bacterial corneal ulcer, Blepharities, Hordeolum & Perioperative condition.

Therapeutic Class : Antibiotic

 

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