In medical practice, without antibacterial agents it is very difficult to achieve a positive therapeutic effect, and most often it is impossible at all. Doctors use them as an independent tool, use them in complex treatment, and also recommend that preventive measures be taken. However, any medicine is a dangerous chemical compound that can not only have a positive effect, but also cause considerable harm to the patient. Doctors recommend the use of Ofloxin, the instructions for which will be described below, only in case of objective necessity, as established by the doctor. Information about medicines interests us, as a rule, at the time of illness, but it is much more advisable to get acquainted with the features of medicines in advance.
What is Ofloxin?
The instruction for the drug relates it to fluoroquinol compounds. The active substance of the drug is a special substance - ofloxacin, which can block the production of DNA gyrase in the cells of microbes (a special enzyme necessary for life).
The medicine is produced in the form of white tablets in blisters and standard packages. The concentration of the active substance is indicated not only in the abstract, but also in the title. For example, “Ofloxin 200” means that the tablet contains 200 mg ofloxacin. Dosage of the drug is carried out by an employee with a specialized medical education. The manufacturer also produces the drug “Ofloxin 400”.
Indications for use
Ofloxin is mainly used to combat inflammation caused by gram-negative microbes. However, in some cases, the drug can also be used with therapeutic effects on patients with diseases provoked by gram-positive bacteria. Prescribe a remedy for inflammation:
- joints
- respiratory tract (lower sections);
- genitourinary system;
- genitals;
- abdominal cavity;
- bones.
However, Ofloxin 200, as well as its variant in a dosage of 400 mg, may have a number of contraindications. In addition, the tool has side effects.
Contraindications Ofloxin
The instructions that apply to each pack of tablets contain special instructions that you can not take the drug when:
- hypersensitivity;
- pregnancy
- tendency to cramps due to diseases and congenital defects of the central nervous system;
- lactation;
- in childhood.
Contraindications are always taken into account when prescribing a medicine by a doctor, so contacting a specialist is always reasonable and advisable.
Side effects ofloxine
The instruction as a mandatory section includes information on side effects that may occur in patients. For example, it was observed in studies:
- the prevalence of inhibitory reactions, drowsiness, fatigue, headaches, agitation, hallucinations, malfunctions in the taste buds, as well as impaired smell and hearing;
- vomiting, anorexia, diarrhea, increased bilirubin in the blood, pseudomembranous colitis;
- impaired renal function and excretory system;
- anemia, a change in blood composition;
- severe allergic reactions.
Unfortunately, it will not be possible to describe all the detected side effects within the framework of this article. In the annotation to the drug, as a rule, groups of disorders that may occur in the patient during therapy are indicated.
Uncontrolled medication is unacceptable, as it can lead to an overdose. If there are signs of exceeding the dose of the drug, or if it is discovered that a large number of tablets were consumed, you should immediately contact the hospital. The patient is washed with a stomach, and then a course of symptomatic therapy is carried out.