Monitor QTc in patients with increased risk
Not available
500 mg tablet (very bitter when crushed) Tablets and capsules are preferred especially over an unpleasant tasting liquid. Not all strengths of oral tablets/capsules are listed and they are not all available on the IWK formulary.
Dosing for oral and IV levofloxacin is identical Not to be given IM or SC administration.
Antimicrobial class: Fluoroquinolone
Average serum half life: • Infants ≥6 months to 5 years: ~4 hours.
Route of Elimination: 87% excreted unchanged in urine over 48 hours by tubular secretion and glomerular filtration; 4% in feces