Ofloxacin

In some countries, this medicine may only be approved for veterinary use.

In the US, Ofloxacin (ofloxacin systemic) is a member of the drug class quinolones and is used to treat Anthrax, Anthrax Prophylaxis, Bladder Infection, Bone infection, Bronchitis, Campylobacter Gastroenteritis, Cervicitis, Chancroid, Chlamydia Infection, Epididymitis - Non-Specific, Epididymitis - Sexually Transmitted, Gonococcal Infection - Disseminated, Gonococcal Infection - Uncomplicated, Joint Infection, Kidney Infections, Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Infection, Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare - Treatment, Nongonococcal Urethritis, Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, Plague, Pneumonia, Prostatitis, Salmonella Enteric Fever, Salmonella Gastroenteritis, Shigellosis, Skin Infection, Traveler's Diarrhea, Tuberculosis - Active and Urinary Tract Infection.

US matches:

• Ofloxacin


• Ofloxacin Drops


• Ofloxacin Solution


• Ofloxacin ophthalmic


• Ofloxacin otic


• Ofloxacin eent

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

J01MA01,S01AX11,S02AA16

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0082419-36-1

Chemical Formula

C18-H20-F-N3-O4

Molecular Weight

361

Therapeutic Category

Antibacterial: Gyrase inhibitor

Chemical Name

7H-Pyrido[1,2,3-de]-1,4-benzoxazine-6-carboxylic acid, 9-fluoro-2,3-dihydro-3-methyl-10-(4-methyl-1-piperazinyl)-7-oxo-, (±)-

Foreign Names

• Ofloxacinum (Latin)
• Ofloxacin (German)
• Ofloxacine (French)
• Ofloxacino (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Ofloxacin (OS: USAN, JAN, BAN)
• Ofloxacina (OS: DCIT)
• Ofloxacine (OS: DCF)
• 83380-47-6 (IS)
• 85344-55-4 (IS)
• DL 8280 (IS: Daiichi Seiyaku)
• Hoe 280 (IS: HoechstMarion)
• ORF 18489 (IS: Ortho)
• Ofloxacin (PH: BP 2010, USP 32, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Ofloxacine (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Ofloxacinum (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)

Brand Names

• Akilen
  Sanbe, Indonesia



• Albact
  Nabiqasim, Sri Lanka



• Apo-Oflox
  Apotex, Canada; Apotex, Guyana



• Apo-Ofloxacin
  Apotex, Canada



• Bacter-NZ (Ofloxacin and Nitazoxanide)
  Cubit, India



• Bactocin
  Hormona, Mexico



• Bioquil
  Atral, Portugal



• Biravid
  Ergha, Ireland



• Danoflox
  Kalbe, Indonesia



• Docofloxacine
  Docpharma, Belgium



• Dolocep
  Domesco, Vietnam



• Drovid
  Drogsan, Turkey



• Earflo Otic
  Swiss Pharm, Taiwan



• Ecuflox
  ECU, Ecuador



• Edilox-OZ (Ofloxacin and Ornidazole)
  Solitaire, India



• Edilox-S (Ofloxacin and Serratiopeptidase)
  Solitaire, India



• Ermofan
  Chrispa, Greece



• Ethiflox
  Ethica Industri Farmasi, Indonesia



• Evaflox
  Unichem, Sri Lanka



• Exocin
  Abdi Ibrahim, Turkey; Allergan, Spain; Allergan, Finland; Allergan, United Kingdom; Allergan, Greece; Allergan, Ireland; Allergan, Italy; Allergan, Portugal; Allergan PharmaceuticalsIR, Denmark; Allergan South AfricaPty Ltd., South Africa



• Exocin (veterinary use)
  Allergan, United Kingdom



• Exocine
  Allergan, France; Allergan, Tunisia



• Flodemex
  Pasteur, Philippines



• Flonacin
  Alpharma, Mexico



• Flosep
  Euromex, Mexico



• Flotavid
  Mersifarma, Indonesia



• Flovid
  Hovid, Philippines



• Floxal
  Bausch & Lomb Swiss, Switzerland; Dr. Gerhard Mann, Bulgaria; Dr. Mann, Poland; Mann, Czech Republic; Mann, Germany; Mann, Hungary; Mann, Romania; Mann, Serbia; Riel, Austria



• Floxal EDO
  Mann, Germany



• Floxedol
  Edol, Portugal



• Floxika
  Ikapharmindo, Indonesia



• Floxil
  Evex, Peru; Janssen, Argentina; Janssen, Mexico



• Floxin
  Daiichi Sankyo, United States; Ortho-McNeil, United States



• Floxstat
  Janssen, Antigua & Barbuda; Janssen, Netherlands Antilles; Janssen, Aruba; Janssen, Barbados; Janssen, Bermuda; Janssen, Brazil; Janssen, Bahamas; Janssen, Colombia; Janssen, Costa Rica; Janssen, Dominican Republic; Janssen, Ecuador; Janssen, Grenada; Janssen, Guyana; Janssen, Honduras; Janssen, Jamaica; Janssen, Cayman Islands; Janssen, Saint Lucia; Janssen, Mexico; Janssen, Nicaragua; Janssen, Panama; Janssen, Suriname; Janssen, El Salvador; Janssen, Trinidad & Tobago; Janssen, Saint Vincent & The Grenadines; Janssen, Venezuela



• Floxur
  Merind, India; Wockhardt, Myanmar



• Floxwin-200
  XL, Georgia



• Gamoflo
  Pharmaghreb, Tunisia



• Glaufos
  Jaka-80, Georgia



• Grenis Oflo
  Genepharm, Romania



• Grenis-Oflo
  Genepharm, Greece



• Gyroflox
  Teva-Gry, Germany



• Gyros
  Sandoz, Philippines



• Ibacnol
  Degort's, Mexico



• Inoflox
  Biomedis, Singapore



• Iquinol
  Medica Korea, Philippines



• Itex
  Pascual, Philippines



• Kafra
  GMP, Georgia



• Keftil
  Zynova, Philippines



• Libiget
  Choseido Pharmaceutical, Japan



• Loxinter
  Interbat, Indonesia



• Marromel
  Daiko Seiyaku, Japan



• Maxifloxina
  Ethical, Dominican Republic



• Medofloxine
  Medochemie, Estonia; Medochemie, Latvia; Medochemie, Slovakia



• Mefoxa
  Metiska, Indonesia



• Megasin
  Pierre Fabre, Portugal



• Menefloks
  Mustafa Nevzat, Turkey



• Merck-Ofloxacine
  Generics, Luxembourg



• Microbac
  BioGenet, Ecuador



• Monoflocet
  Sanofi-Aventis, France



• Netazox-OF (Ofloxacin and Nitazoxanide)
  Ind-Swift, India



• Newflox
  Valeant, Argentina



• Nilavid
  Nicholas, Indonesia



• Nockwoo Oxacin
  Welfide, Vietnam



• Norlamine
  Biotech, Venezuela



• Nostil
  Latinofarma, Brazil



• Novecin
  United Pharmaceutical, United Arab Emirates; United Pharmaceutical, Bahrain; United Pharmaceutical, Iraq; United Pharmaceutical, Jordan; United Pharmaceutical, Libya; United Pharmaceutical, Qatar; United Pharmaceutical, Saudi Arabia; United Pharmaceutical, Sudan; United Pharmaceutical, Yemen



• Nufafloqo
  Nufarindo, Indonesia



• Oclavit
  Shiono Kemikaru, Japan



• Octin
  Cipla Medpro, South Africa



• Ocuflox
  Allergan, Australia; Allergan, Canada; Allergan, Mexico; Allergan, United States



• Oculsin
  Acromax, Dominican Republic



• Ofcin
  HG.Pharm, Vietnam; Yung Shin, Singapore



• Ofkozin
  Koçak, Turkey



• Ofla
  Khandelwal, Myanmar



• Oflacin
  Drug International, Bangladesh; Ram Pharmaceutical, Oman



• Oflaxsyn
  Synthesis, Colombia



• Oflin
  Cadila Gehört zu Zydus, India; Zydus Cadila, Myanmar



• Oflo TAD
  TAD, Germany; TAD, El Salvador



• Oflo
  Medis, Tunisia; Unique, Russian Federation



• Oflobid
  Hilton, Sri Lanka



• Oflocee
  Farmaline, Thailand



• Oflocet
  Aventis, Tunisia; Sanofi-Aventis, Burkina Faso; Sanofi-Aventis, Benin; Sanofi-Aventis, Central African Republic; Sanofi-Aventis, Congo; Sanofi-Aventis, Cote D'ivoire; Sanofi-Aventis, Cameroon; Sanofi-Aventis, France; Sanofi-Aventis, Gabon; Sanofi-Aventis, Guinea; Sanofi-Aventis, Madagascar; Sanofi-Aventis, Mali; Sanofi-Aventis, Mauritania; Sanofi-Aventis, Malta; Sanofi-Aventis, Mauritius; Sanofi-Aventis, Niger; Sanofi-Aventis, Senegal; Sanofi-Aventis, Chad; Sanofi-Aventis, Togo; Sanofi-Aventis, Zaire; Winthrop, Portugal; Winthrop, Tunisia



• Oflocide
  Abdi Ibrahim, Turkey; Tripharma, Russian Federation



• Oflocin
  GlaxoSmithKline, Italy



• Oflocol
  Unimed, Tunisia



• Oflocollyre
  Biospray, Greece



• Oflodex
  Dexcel, Israel



• Oflodinex
  Polpharma, Poland



• Oflodis
  Galpharma, Tunisia



• Oflodura
  Mylan dura, Germany



• Oflogen
  Merck, Hungary



• Oflohexal
  Hexal, Germany; Salutas, Georgia



• Oflo-IV
  Unique, Sri Lanka



• Ofloject
  Unimed, Tunisia



• Ofloks
  Eczacibasi, Turkey



• Oflomac
  Macleods, Georgia



• Oflomed
  Unimed, Tunisia



• Oflomet
  Pond's Chemical, Myanmar



• Oflovid
  Santen, Taiwan



• Oflovir
  Vir, Spain



• Oflox Basics
  Basics, Germany



• Oflox
  Allergan, Argentina; Allergan, Brazil; Allergan, Chile; Allergan, Colombia; Allergan, Costa Rica; Allergan, Guatemala; Allergan, Israel; Allergan, Oman; Allergan, Panama; Allergan, Peru; Allergan, El Salvador; Brown & Burk, Myanmar; Cipla, Georgia; Shiba, Yemen



• Ofloxacin AbZ
  AbZ, Germany



• Ofloxacin AL
  Aliud, Germany



• Ofloxacin Apex
  Apex, Netherlands



• Ofloxacin Arcana
  Arcana, Austria



• Ofloxacin Billix
  Billix Pharma, Germany



• Ofloxacin Consilient
  Consilient Health Ltd., Denmark



• Ofloxacin Domesco
  Domesco, Vietnam



• Ofloxacin Heumann
  Heumann, Germany



• Ofloxacin OGB Dexa
  Dexa Medica, Indonesia



• Ofloxacin Sandoz
  Sandoz, Hungary



• Ofloxacin Stada
  Stada, Austria; Stada, Germany



• Ofloxacin Unimed
  Unimed, Czech Republic



• Ofloxacin
  Akorn, United States; Alcon, United States; Antibiotice, Romania; Apotex, United States; Bausch & Lomb, United States; Dexcel, United Kingdom; Dr. Reddy's, United States; FDC, United States; Hi-Tech, United States; Larken Laboratories, United States; Makis Pharma, Russian Federation; Novex, United States; PharmaForce, United States; Ranbaxy, United States; Sandoz, United States; Teva USA, United States



• Ofloxacin-1A Pharma
  1A Pharma, Germany



• Ofloxacina Bactoflox
  Pentafarma, Portugal



• Ofloxacina Merck
  Merck Genéricos, Portugal



• Ofloxacina Poen
  Poen, Argentina



• Ofloxacina Ratiopharm
  Ratiopharm, Portugal



• Ofloxacina
  Farmoz, Israel



• Ofloxacin-B
  Teva, Hungary



• Ofloxacin-Darnitsa
  Darnitsa, Georgia



• Ofloxacine Aguettant
  Aguettant, France



• Ofloxacine Almus
  Almus, France



• Ofloxacine Arrow
  Arrow, France



• Ofloxacine Biogaran
  Biogaran, France



• Ofloxacine CF
  Centrafarm, Netherlands



• Ofloxacine EG
  EG Labo, France; Eurogenerics, Belgium



• Ofloxacine Maco-Pharma
  Macopharma, France



• Ofloxacine Merck
  Mylan, Netherlands



• Ofloxacine Mylan
  Mylan, Belgium; Mylan, France



• Ofloxacine PCH
  Pharmachemie, Netherlands



• Ofloxacine Qualimed
  Qualimed, France



• Ofloxacine Ranbaxy
  Ranbaxy, France



• Ofloxacine ratiopharm
  Ratiopharm, Belgium; Ratiopharm, France; Ratiopharm, Netherlands



• Ofloxacine Sandoz
  Sandoz, Belgium; Sandoz, France; Sandoz, Netherlands



• Ofloxacine Teva
  Teva, Belgium; Teva Santé, France



• Ofloxacine Winthrop
  Sanofi-Aventis, France; Winthrop, Tunisia



• Ofloxacine-EG
  Eurogenerics, Luxembourg



• Ofloxacine-Sandoz
  Sandoz, Luxembourg



• Ofloxacino Combix
  Combix, Spain



• Ofloxacino Ranbaxy
  Ranbaxy, Spain



• Ofloxacin-Promed
  Promed, Russian Federation



• Ofloxacin-ratiopharm
  Ratiopharm, Austria; Ratiopharm, Germany



• Ofloxacin-Teva
  Teva, Israel



• Ofloxat
  Nichi-Iko PharmaceuticalJMA, Japan



• Ofloxbeta
  Betapharm, Germany



• Oflox-CT
  CT Arzneimittel, Germany



• Ofloxin
  Siam Bheasach, Thailand; Toa Yakuhin, Japan; Zentiva, Czech Republic; Zentiva, Estonia; Zentiva, Lithuania; Zentiva, Latvia; Zentiva, Romania; Zentiva, Russian Federation; Zentiva, Slovakia



• Oflox-Sandoz
  Sandoz, Germany



• Oftector
  Fuji Yakuhin, Japan



• Oftight
  Nippon Tenganyaku KenkyujoNitten, Japan



• Oharaxin
  Ohara Yakuhin, Japan



• Oloxin
  Zifam India, Myanmar



• Oltrex
  Qualipharm, Costa Rica; Qualipharm, Dominican Republic; Qualipharm, Guatemala; Qualipharm, Panama



• Onexacin
  Apotex, Philippines



• Opool
  Medisa Shinyaku, Japan



• Optiflox
  Amman Pharmaceutical Industries Co., Oman; Jamjoom Pharma, Oman



• Ostrid
  Otto, Indonesia



• Otoflox
  Acromax, Dominican Republic; Pablo Cassara, Argentina; Tecnofarma, Ecuador



• Oxacid
  Aegis, Malta



• Oxacin
  Chin Teng, Taiwan



• Oxiflox
  Rocnarf, Ecuador



• Oxken
  Kendrick, Mexico



• Pharex Ofloxacin
  Pascual, Philippines



• Pharflox
  Pharos, Indonesia



• Pharxacin
  Kyorin Rimedio, Japan



• Phil Pharmawealth Ofloxacin
  Cipla, Philippines



• Poenflox
  Pharma Investi, Chile; Roemmers, Venezuela



• Poncoquin
  Armoxindo, Indonesia



• Qinolon
  UAP, Philippines



• Qugyl-O (Ofloxacin and Ornidazole)
  RPG, India



• Quiflural
  Rayere, Mexico



• Quinomax
  Medifarma, Peru



• Quinomed
  Bausch & Lomb, Argentina



• Quinovid
  Mugi Laboratories, Indonesia



• Rafocilina
  Raffo, Argentina



• Remecilox
  Remedica, Vietnam



• Rutix
  Square, Bangladesh



• Tabrin
  Sanofi-aventis, Greece



• Tafloc
  Aspen Pharmacare, South Africa



• Taravid
  Aventis, Ghana; Aventis, Kenya; Aventis, Nigeria; Aventis, Zimbabwe; Howse & McGeorge, Uganda



• Taricin
  Akrihin, Russian Federation



• Tariflox
  Lapi Laboratories, Indonesia



• Tarifron
  Towa Yakuhin, Japan



• Tarivid Ophtalmic
  Ferron, Indonesia; Santen, Indonesia



• Tarivid Otic Solution
  Daiichi, Taiwan



• Tarivid Richter
  Gedeon Richter, Hungary



• Tarivid
  Aventis, India; Aventis, Sri Lanka; Aventis, Luxembourg; Aventis, South Africa; Daiichi, China; Daiichi, Hong Kong; Daiichi, Indonesia; Daiichi, Malaysia; Daiichi, Singapore; Daiichi, Thailand; Daiichi, Taiwan; Daiichi Sankyo, Japan; Kalbe, Indonesia; Sanofi-Aventis, Austria; Sanofi-Aventis, Belgium; Sanofi-Aventis, Switzerland; Sanofi-Aventis, Germany; Sanofi-Aventis, Denmark; Sanofi-Aventis, Estonia; Sanofi-Aventis, Finland; Sanofi-Aventis, United Kingdom; Sanofi-Aventis, Georgia; Sanofi-Aventis, Ireland; Sanofi-Aventis, Israel; Sanofi-Aventis, Netherlands; Sanofi-Aventis, Norway; Sanofi-Aventis, Poland; Sanofi-Aventis, Russian Federation; Sanofi-Aventis, Sweden; Sanofi-Aventis, Turkey; Sanofi-Aventis - Produtos farmacêuticos, S.A., Portugal; Santen, Japan



• Tarixacin
  Nisshin Seiyaku - Yamagata, Japan



• Tarizart
  Taisho Yakuhin, Japan



• Taroflox
  Aventis, Czech Republic; Sanofi-Aventis, Slovakia



• Tatsumixin
  Tatsumi Kagaku, Japan



• Trafloxal
  Tramedico, Belgium; Tramedico, Netherlands



• Tructum
  Tecnofarma, Peru



• Uniflox
  Unimed, Latvia; Unimed, Romania; Unimed, Serbia; Unimed, Slovakia



• Urostat
  Ariston, Ecuador



• Uro-Tarivid
  Sanofi-Aventis, Germany; Sanofi-Aventis, Israel



• Viotisone
  Unison, Myanmar



• Visiren
  Jugoremedija, Serbia



• Xatron
  Showa Yakuhin Kako, Japan



• Zanocin
  Ranbaxy, Czech Republic; Ranbaxy, Georgia; Ranbaxy, Hungary; Ranbaxy, Lithuania; Ranbaxy, Latvia; Ranbaxy, Myanmar; Ranbaxy, Peru; Ranbaxy, Romania; Ranbaxy, Slovakia; Ranbaxy, South Africa



• Zelavel
  Novell, Indonesia



• Zyflox
  Promedrahardjo, Indonesia



• Docofloxacine
  Ranbaxy, Luxembourg



• Ofloxacino Genfarma
  Genfarma, Spain



• Ofloxacino Ges
  Ges Genericos, Spain



• Ofloxin
  Zentiva, Czech Republic



• Surnox
  Roussel, Spain



• Tarivid
  Aventis, India; Aventis, Iceland; Sanofi-Aventis, Austria; Sanofi-Aventis, Belgium; Sanofi-Aventis, Germany; Sanofi-Aventis, United Kingdom; Sanofi-Aventis, Hungary; Sanofi-Aventis, Ireland; Sanofi-Aventis, Netherlands; Sanofi-Aventis, Norway; Sanofi-Aventis, Oman; Sanofi-Aventis, Slovakia

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