Nchi: Uingereza
Lugha: Kiingereza
Chanzo: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)
Ofloxacin
DE Pharmaceuticals
J01MA01
Ofloxacin
400mg
Oral tablet
Oral
No Controlled Drug Status
Valid as a prescribable product
BNF: 05011200
Colours Non-Print Colours Date: Time: Equate CMYK with Dimensions Main Font Body Text Size Min Text Size used Page Count No. of colours Description Component Type Affiliate Item Code Superceded Affiliate Item Code TrackWise PR No. MA No. Packing Site/Printer Supplier Code Sign-offs v3/July 2017 Pharma Code SAP No. Vendor Job No. Trackwise Proof No. Client Market Keyline/Drawing No. Barcode Info 3D Render ID 1/2 1 Myriad Pro 9 pt 9 pt 170 x 480 mm Ofloxacin 400 mg,200 mg 5,10 Leaflet 1710933 839618 1710933 NA NA LT1296AI 508 NA 367148 2 United Kingdom NA NA NA Black 18 Dec 2018 20:58 PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE PATIENT OFLOXACIN 200 MG TABLETS OFLOXACIN 400 MG TABLETS (ofloxacin) 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 any further 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. WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET 1. What Ofloxacin is and what it is used for 2. What you need to know before you take Ofloxacin 3. How to take Ofloxacin 4. Possible side effects 5. How to store Ofloxacin 6. Contents of the pack and other information 1. WHAT OFLOXACIN IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR Ofloxacin belongs to a group of medicines called quinolone antibiotics. Ofloxacin is an antibiotic that can be used to treat a variety of different infections. These include infections of: • the chest (respiratory system) such as pneumonia and bronchitis. • the bladder and kidneys (urinary tract). • the male and female genital organs when the infections involve the cervix (neck of the womb in women) and the lower genital organs in men. Ofloxacin can be used to treat both gonorrhoea and some other geni Soma hati kamili
SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS 1 NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT Ofloxacin 400 mg Tablets 2. QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION Each film-coated tablet contains 400 mg of ofloxacin. Excipient with known effect: Each filmcoated tablet also contains 228.00 mg of lactose. For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1. 3. PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Film-coated tablet (tablet). Yellow biconvex capsule-shaped, film-coated tablet marked ‘OF’ breakline ‘400’on one side and ‘G’ on the reverse. The tablet can be divided into equal doses. 4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS _4.1 _ _THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS _ The following indications are restricted to adults. Consideration should be given to official guidance on the appropriate use of antibiotics. Ofloxacin is indicated for treatment of the following infections when these are caused by organisms sensitive to ofloxacin (see sections 4.4 and 5.1): • Acute pyelonephritis and complicated urinary tract infections • Bacterial prostatitis, epididymo-orchitis, including infection due to a sensitive _Neisseria _ _gonorrhoeae _strain • Urethritis and cervicitis, including infection due to a sensitive _Neisseria gonorrhoeae _ strain. • Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), in combination with other antibiotics • Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), including infection due to a sensitive Neisseria gonorrhoeae strain • Pulmonary tuberculosis due to resistant mycobacteria, particularly in immunosuppressed patients (minor antituberculosis agent) • Tuberculosis, in combined therapy • Chronic sinusitis of bacterial origin • Chronic suppurative otitis media • Complicated intraabdominal infections • Treatment of febrile neutropenia episodes when bacterial origin is suspected • Prophylaxis of febrile neutropenia when bacterial origin is suspected In the following indications, ofloxacin should be used only when it is considered inappropriate to use other antibiotics that are commonly recommended for the treatment of these infections: • Urethritis • Uncomplicated cystiti Soma hati kamili