OVERDOSAGE
Levofloxacin exhibits a low potential for acute toxicity.
Mice, rats, dogs and monkeys exhibited the following clinical signs after
receiving a single high dose of levofloxacin: ataxia, ptosis, decreased
locomotor activity, dyspnea, prostration, tremors, and convulsions. Doses
in excess of 1500 mg/kg orally and 250 mg/kg IV produced significant mortality
in rodents. In the event of an acute overdosage, the stomach should be
emptied. The patient should be observed and appropriate hydration maintained.
Levofloxacin is not efficiently removed by hemodialysis or peritoneal
dialysis.
CONTRAINDICATIONS
Levofloxacin is contraindicated in persons with a history of hypersensitivity
of levofloxacin, quinolone antimicrobial agents, or any other components
of this product.
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