The antibiotic "Levolet 500" belongs to the group of fluoroquinolones of a new generation. The active ingredient is levofloxacin hemihydrate. Available drug in the form of tablets and solution for infusion.
The drug has antimicrobial, bactericidal effects.
The drug "Levolet" instructions for use recommends that in infectious and inflammatory diseases, the occurrence of which is associated with the activity of susceptible microbes.
The indications include community-acquired pneumonia,complicated and uncomplicated damage to the kidneys and urinary tract (including pyelonephritis). Medication "Levolet" instructions for use recommends using (as part of combination therapy) for drug-resistant forms of tuberculosis. The indications also include prostatitis (including bacterial), bacteremia (septicemia), due to the above pathologies. The drug is used for intra-abdominal infection.
Additionally, the tablet form is prescribed foracute sinusitis and lesions in the upper respiratory tract. The drug is prescribed for infections on the skin, in the lower respiratory tract (for exacerbation of chronic bronchitis, for example), as well as for lesions in soft tissues.
Medicine "Levolet" instructions for useadmits to the appointment during pregnancy, epilepsy, individual intolerance, in childhood (up to eighteen years). Contraindications include lesions in tendons caused by the use of quinolones in history. Do not prescribe the drug "Levolet" (reviews of doctors are unequivocal in this) during lactation.
With care, the drug is taken in old age, as well as with a lack of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase.
To likely side effects when usingmedication "Levolet" instructions for use include dysbiosis, dyspeptic symptoms, diarrhea, nausea, abdominal pain. In some cases, there may be indigestion, loss of appetite, hepatitis (very rare). Taking Levolet can cause pancytopenia, marked agranulocytosis, hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, eosinophilia, neutropenia (rarely), leukopenia.
Among the negative phenomena there is a decrease in blood pressure,tachycardia, vascular collapse, headache. Taking Levolet can cause sleep disorders, anxiety, movement disorders, depression, tremors, numbness in the extremities, hallucinations.
In rare cases, an allergic reaction, tendinitis and other tendon lesions (including ruptures), muscle weakness, urticaria, photosensitivity, and anaphylactic shock may occur.
Side effects include superinfection, bronchospasm, allergic pneumonitis. With the introduction of the solution is likely the occurrence of pain, redness and other local reactions.
Dosages of the drug "Levolet" are set by the attending physician in accordance with the severity and nature of the lesion, as well as the degree of sensitivity of the pathogen.
Tablets are taken orally before meals. The drug should not be chewed or crush.
With sinusitis, 500 mg is recommended once a day. The duration of the drug from ten days to two weeks.
During exacerbation of bronchitis, the dosage is 250-500 mg. Take the drug should be once a day for ten or fourteen days.
For lesions on the skin and in soft tissues, 250 mg once or twice a day (or 500 mg once a day) is recommended. Therapy lasts ten to fourteen days.
In community-acquired pneumonia, 500 mg is recommended no more than twice a day. Duration of use - a week or two.
For uncomplicated pathologies in the urinary tract (including pyelonephritis), it is recommended to take 250 mg once a day. The duration of treatment is 7-10 days.
The use of the drug "Levolet" should be under the supervision of a physician.
