Avelox 400mg tablets

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English

Source: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)

Active ingredient:

Moxifloxacin hydrochloride

Available from:

Waymade Healthcare Plc

ATC code:

J01MA14

INN (International Name):

Moxifloxacin hydrochloride

Dosage:

400mg

Pharmaceutical form:

Oral tablet

Administration route:

Oral

Class:

No Controlled Drug Status

Prescription type:

Valid as a prescribable product

Product summary:

BNF: 05011200

Patient Information leaflet

PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE PATIENT
AVELOX
® 400MG TABLETS
(moxifloxacin hydrochloride)
READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START TAKING
THIS MEDICINE BECAUSE IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT
INFORMATION FOR YOU.
Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.
If you have more questions, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
This medicine has been prescribed for you only. Do not
pass it on to others. It may harm them, even if their signs
of illness are the same as yours.
If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or
pharmacist. This includes any possible side effects not
listed in this leaflet. See section 4.
The name of your medicine is Avelox
400mg tablets but
will be referred to as Avelox throughout this leaflet.
WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET:
1.
WHAT AVELOX IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR
2.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU TAKE
AVELOX
3.
HOW TO TAKE AVELOX
4.
POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS
5.
HOW TO STORE AVELOX
6.
CONTENTS OF THE PACK AND OTHER INFORMATION
1.
WHAT AVELOX IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR
Avelox contains the active substance moxifloxacin, which
belongs to a group of antibiotics called fluoroquinolones.
Avelox works by killing bacteria that cause infections.
Avelox is used in patients aged 18 years and above for
treating the following bacterial infections when caused by
bacteria against which moxifloxacin is active. Avelox
should only be used to treat these infections when usual
antibiotics cannot be used or have not worked:
Infection of the sinuses, sudden worsening of longterm
inflammation of the airways or infection of the lungs
(pneumonia) acquired outside the hospital (except severe
cases).
Mild to moderate infections of the female upper genital
tract (pelvic inflammatory disease), including infections of
the fallopian tubes and infections of the uterus mucous
membrane.
Avelox are not sufficient on their own for treating this kind
of infection. Therefore, another antibiotic in addition to
Avelox should be prescribed by your doctor for the
treatment of infections of the female upper genital tract
(see sec