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Posted On : 24 Sep 2010

Levofloxacin suspentions are now freely available in the market. Can and should Levofloxacin be used in children especially below 6 years and in what doses and indications_?

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Y

Yogesh Gare

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should not be used

14 years ago

L

leena kamal

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don`t know

14 years ago

D

dr.ankur patel

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10 mg per kg dose single dose and use in infective diarrohea and typhoid fever

14 years ago

D

DoanThiMai Thanh

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Yes, but consider the risk
15-20mg, kg, 24h

14 years ago

I

Indira Sahajwala

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It should not be given.because children develope complications,specially Jts and neuromuscular comlication.It can be used for Anthrax.in dosage of 20 to 40mg per kg

14 years ago

Answer 1

Fluoroquinolones, including levofloxacin, have not been recommended for use in children largely because studies in juvenile laboratory animals suggest there may be an increased risk of fluoroquinolone-associated cartilage lesions. Despite this reluctance, fluoroquinolones have been prescribed to treat difficult infections in children such as MDR-TB and should not be used for routine antibiotic prescriptions.

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