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Infusion 2mg/ml Solution for Infusion (called  You have a problem with your red blood
OFLOXACIN SOLUTION Ofloxacin Infusion throughout this leaflet). cells known as ‘glucose-6-dehydrogenase
FOR INFUSION Ofloxacin Infusion infusion contains a deficiency’
medicine called ofloxacin. This belongs to a  You are pregnant or breast-feeding (see
2MG/ML group of medicines called antibiotics. It works ‘Pregnancy and breast-feeding’ section)
by killing bacteria that cause infections.  You are under 18 years of age or are still
Package leaflet: Information for the patient
Ofloxacin Infusion is indicated in adults for the growing.
Ofloxacin 2mg/ml Solution For Infusion.
treatment of the following bacterial
infections: Do not have this medicine if any of the above
Read all of this leaflet carefully before you apply to you. If you are not sure, talk to your
start taking this medicine because it nurse, doctor or pharmacist before having
contains important information for you.  Urinary tract infections (kidneys infection)
Ofloxacin Infusion.
- Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it  Genital tract infections in men and
again. women including cases where these Warnings and Precautions
- If you have any further questions, ask your infections spreads into blood stream
Before taking this medicine
doctor or pharmacist.  Chest or lungs
- This medicine has been prescribed for you  Skin and soft tissue. Soft tissue is You should not take
only. Do not pass it on to others. It may harm underneath the skin and includes muscle. fluoroquinolone/quinolone antibacterial
them, even if their signs of illness are the same medicines, including Ofloxacin Infusion if you
as yours. 2. Before you are given Ofloxacin have experienced any serious adverse reaction
- If any of the side effects gets serious, or if Infusion in the past when taking a quinolone or
you notice any side effects not listed in this Do not take this medicine and tell your fluoroquinolone. In this situation, you should
leaflet, please tell your doctor. doctor if: inform your doctor as soon as possible.
Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before
What is in this leaflet  You are allergic (hypersensitive) to using Ofloxacin Infusion if:
ofloxacin or any of the other ingredients
1. What Ofloxacin Infusion is and what it is of Ofloxacin Infusion (listed in Section 6
used for  You have liver or kidney problems
below)  You have heart disease or problems with
2. Before you are given Ofloxacin Infusion Signs of an allergic reaction include: a
3. How you will be given Ofloxacin Infusion your heartbeat
rash, swallowing or breathing problems,  You have received a transplantation
4. Possible side effects swelling of your lips, face, throat or
5. How Ofloxacin Infusion is stored  You have nerve problems (peripheral
tongue
6. Contents of the pack and other information neuropathy)
 You have ever had swelling of the tendons  You are taking medicines that can affect
(called tendinitis) which can affect areas
1. What Ofloxacin Infusion is and what your heart or lower your blood pressure
such as the wrist or the achilles tendon
(see section ‘Taking other medicines’)
it is used for  You have epilepsy or are at risk of fits
The name of your medicine is Ofloxacin
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 You were born with or have family history connective tissue disorders such as Pain and swelling in the joints and
of prolonged QT interval (seen on ECG, Marfan syndrome, or vascular Ehlers- inflammation or rupture of tendons may occur
electrical recording of the heart) Danlos syndrome, or vascular disorders rarely. Your risk is increased if you are elderly
 You have a salt imbalance in the blood such as Takayasu arteritis, giant cell (above 60 years of age), have received an
(especially low levels of potassium or arteritis, Behcet's disease, high blood organ transplant, have kidney problems or if
magnesium in the blood) pressure, or known atherosclerosis) you are being treated with corticosteroids.
 You have a very slow heart rhythm (called Inflammation and ruptures of tendons may
‘bradycardia’) If you feel sudden, severe pain in your occur within the first 48 hours of treatment
 You have a weak heart (heart failure) abdomen, chest or back, go immediately to and even up to several months after stopping
 You have a history of heart attack an emergency room. of Ofloxacin Infusion therapy.
(myocardial infarction) At the first sign of pain or inflammation of a
There have been very rare reports of
 You are female or elderly tendon (for example in your ankle, wrist,
potentially life-threatening skin rashes
 You are taking other medicines that result (Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, Toxic Epidermal elbow, shoulder or knee), stop taking
in abnormal ECG changes (see section Necrolysis) with the use of Ofloxacin Infusion . Ofloxacin Infusion, contact your doctor and
‘Taking other medicines’) Symptoms of which may include: flu-like rest the painful area. Avoid any unnecessary
 You have or have ever had any mental symptoms followed by a painful red or exercise as this might increase the risk of a
health problems purplish rash that spreads and blisters. If you tendon rupture.
 You have porphyria (a rare illness which develop any of the above you must stop taking
affects the metabolism) You may rarely experience symptoms of nerve
your medicine and inform your doctor straight damage (neuropathy) such as pain, burning,
 You are going to have an operation under away (see Section 4.).
general anaesthetic whilst being treated tingling, numbness and/or weakness
with Ofloxacin Infusion Ofloxacin Infusion is not recommended if you especially in the feet and legs or hands and
have a suspected MRSA infection. arms. If this happens, stop taking Ofloxacin
 You suffer from a condition called
Infusion and inform your doctor immediately
myasthenia gravis, which causes muscle While being treated with Ofloxacin Infusion, in order to prevent the development of
weakness and excessive muscle fatigue avoid strong sunlight and do not use sun potentially irreversible condition.
 You have been told by your doctor that lamps or solariums, as your skin may be more
you cannot tolerate some sugars. sensitive to light. Prolonged, disabling and potentially
 You have been diagnosed with an irreversible serious side effects
enlargement or 'bulge' of a large blood If you experience pain in your fingers or toes
vessel (aortic aneurysm or large vessel whilst being treated with Ofloxacin Infusion, Fluoroquinolone/quinolone antibacterial
peripheral aneurysm) tell your doctor or nurse immediately. medicines, including Ofloxacin Infusion, have
been associated with very rare but serious side
 You have experienced a previous episode If you are not sure if any of the above apply to effects, some of them being long lasting
of aortic dissection (a tear in the aorta you, talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse (continuing months or years), disabling or
wall) before having Ofloxacin Infusion. potentially irreversible. This includes tendon,
 You have a family history of aortic
When taking this medicine muscle and joint pain of the upper and lower
aneurysm or aortic dissection or other risk
limbs, difficulty in walking, abnormal
factors or predisposing conditions (e.g.
sensations such as pins and needles, tingling,
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tickling, numbness or burning (paraesthesia),  Some antipsychotics inflammation (such as ibuprofen,

sensory disorders including impairment of diclofenac or indometacin)
vision, taste and smell, and hearing, The following medicines can change the way  Corticosteroids – used for inflammation
depression, memory impairment, severe Ofloxacin Infusion works or Ofloxacin  Antipsychotics – used to treat psychiatric
fatigue, and severe sleep disorders. Infusion may change the way some of these disorders such as schizophrenia and
medicines work: bipolar disorder
If you experience any of these side effects
after taking Ofloxacin Infusion, contact your
doctor immediately prior to continuing  Medicines used to stop your blood from Having Ofloxacin Infusion with food and
treatment. You and your doctor will decide on clotting drink
continuing the treatment considering also an  Medicines used for high blood pressure or Do not drink alcohol while having Ofloxacin
antibiotic from another class. medicines that lower blood pressure Infusion. This is because it may make you feel
 Medicines that help put you to sleep dizzy or sleepy.
Other medicines and Ofloxacin Infusion (anaesthetics)
Please tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are  Water tablets (diuretics) such as Pregnancy and breast-feeding
taking or have recently taken any other furosemide Do not have this medicine if:
medicines. This includes medicines you buy  Glibenclamide – used for diabetes
without a prescription, including herbal  Probenecid – used for gout
 You are pregnant, might become
medicines. This is because Ofloxacin Infusion  Cimetidine – used for stomach ulcers or
pregnant or think you may be pregnant
and some other medicines can affect the way indigestion
 You are breast-feeding or planning to
each other work.
breast-feed
The following medicines, when taken with
In particular, tell your doctor if you are
taking the following medicine: Ofloxacin Infusion, can increase the chance
Ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice
of you getting side effects
before taking any medicine if you are
 Methotrexate used for rheumatism or pregnant or breast-feeding.
cancer  Other antibiotics (such as erythromycin,
azithromycin or clarithromycin) Driving and using machines
 Medicines for depression (such as You may feel sleepy or dizzy or have problems
Other medicines that can alter your heart
amitriptyline, clomipramine or with your eyesight while having this medicine.
rhythm:
imipramine) If this happens, do not drive or use any tools or
 Theophylline – used for breathing machines.
 Medicines that belong to the group of problems
antiarrhythmics (e.g. quinidine,  Medicines used to control your heartbeat Important information about some of the
hydroquinidine, disopyramide, (such as amiodarone, quinidine, ingredients of Ofloxacin Infusion
amiodarone, sotalol, dofetilide, ibutilide) procainamide, or disopyramide)
 Tricyclic antidepressants Ofloxacin Infusion infusion contains sodium.
 Non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs There is 354mg of sodium per 2mg of infusion.
 Some antimicrobials (that belong to the (NSAIDs) – used for pain relief and
group of macrolides)
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This may be harmful to people on a low  Your doctor will decide on how much unlikely that you will not be given the
sodium or low salt diet. Ofloxacin Infusion you should have medicine as it has been prescribed. If you think
 The dose will depend on the type of that you may have missed a dose, then talk to
3. How you will be given Ofloxacin your doctor or nurse.
infection you have
Infusion
Having this medicine If you stop having Ofloxacin Infusion
The usual dose for adults, including the
elderly, is between 200mg and 800mg each Keep having Ofloxacin Infusion until your
 Your doctor or nurse will normally give day. doctor tells you to stop. Do not stop having
you Ofloxacin Infusion. This is because it Ofloxacin Infusion just because you feel
needs to be given as a slow infusion (drip) Your doctor will explain to you exactly how better. It is important for you to keep having
into a vein much Ofloxacin Infusion you will have to take Ofloxacin Infusion injections until your doctor
 When taking Ofloxacin Infusion, if your as well as how often and for how long. This will decides to stop them. If you stop, your
eyesight becomes impaired or if your eyes depend on the type of infection you have and infection may get worse again.
seem to be otherwise affected, consult an how bad it is.
eye specialist immediately Urine Tests
Kidney or liver problems
 When having Ofloxacin Infusion, avoid Having Ofloxacin Infusion may affect the
strong sunlight and do not use sun lamps If you have any kidney or liver problems you results of some urine tests. If you are going to
or solaria may be given a lower dose. have a urine test, it is important to tell your
Children and Adolescents: This medicine doctor you are having Ofloxacin Infusion.
If you are not sure why you are receiving should not be given to children or adolescents. If you have any further questions on the use of
Ofloxacin Infusion or have any questions
If you have more Ofloxacin Infusion than this product, ask your doctor, pharmacist or
about how much Ofloxacin Infusion is being
you should nurse.
given to you, speak to your doctor, pharmacist
or nurse. Your doctor will carefully calculate how much 4. Possible Side Effects
How long you will have Ofloxacin Infusion Ofloxacin Infusion you should get. Therefore it Like all medicines, Ofloxacin Infusion can
is unlikely your doctor, nurse or pharmacist cause side effects, although not everybody
will give you too much of this medicine. But, if gets them.
 The length of your treatment will depend
you think that you have been given too much
on how serious your infection is Tell a nurse or doctor straight away if you
or too little Ofloxacin Infusion, tell your
 Treatment should not be longer than 2 have any of the following serious side
doctor, nurse or pharmacist. The following
months effects:
effects may happen: confusion, feeling dizzy,
 Once your illness has improved your
loss of consciousness, convulsion, seizures
doctor may change your medicine to
(fits), nausea or bleeding in stools.  You have an allergic reaction. The signs
Ofloxacin Infusion tablets may include: a rash, swallowing or
If you forget to have Ofloxacin Infusion breathing problems, swelling of your lips,
How much will be given to you face, throat or tongue
Your doctor or nurse will have instructions
about when to give you your medicine. It is
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Very Rare (affects less than 1 in 10,000 working. Signs may include a rash, high  Impaired hearing
people) temperature and general aches and pains  Inflammation of the eye (uveitis)
 Severe depression or mental illness. Some  Liver problems
 An uneven or fast heartbeat, you may also people who are depressed think of  Problems with eye sight
feel faint harming or killing themselves  Skin redness with extensive scaling
 Watery diarrhoea, which may have blood  Very rare cases of long lasting (up to (exfoliative dermatitis)
in it, possibly with stomach cramps and a months or years) or permanent adverse  Loss of appetite, skin and eyes becoming
high temperature drug reactions, such as tendon yellow in colour, dark-coloured urine,
 Fits inflammations, tendon rupture, joint pain, itching, or tender stomach (abdomen).
 Hearing problems or hearing loss pain in the limbs, difficulty in walking, These may be signs of liver problems
 Liver problems that may cause your eyes abnormal sensations such as pins and which may include a fatal failure of the
or skin to go yellow (jaundice) needles, tingling, tickling, burning, liver
 Severe skin rashes (Stevens-Johnson numbness or pain (neuropathy),
Syndrome, Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis) depression, fatigue, sleep disorders, Tell your doctor if any of the following side
which may include blistering or peeling of memory impairment, as well as effects gets serious or lasts longer than a
the skin around the lips, eyes, mouth, impairment of hearing, vision, and taste few days:
nose and genitals. Symptoms may include and smell have been associated with
administration of quinolone and Uncommon (affects less than 1 in 100
flu-like symptoms followed by a painful
fluoroquinolone antibiotics, in some cases people)
red or purplish rash that spreads and
blisters. If you develop any of the above irrespective of pre-existing risk factors.
you must stop taking this medicine and  Feeling or being sick, diarrhoea or
inform your doctor straight away Rare (affects less than 1 in 1000 people) stomach pains
 Skin rashes caused by strong sunlight  Headaches, sleeping problems, feeling
 Feeling faint, light-headed or dizzy, due to  Numbness or tingling in the hands and dizzy or restless
low blood pressure feet or being very sensitive to touch  Skin rash or itching
 Muscle weakness, joint and muscle pains
 Feeling weak or irritable, sweating and/or Frequency Unknown Rare (affects less than 1 in 1000 people)
trembling. This could be due to lowering
of blood sugar levels  Abnormal fast heart rhythm  Loss of appetite
 Feeling thirsty and passing water more  Life-threatening irregular heart rhythm  Feeling confused or anxious, nightmares,
often than usual. This could be due to a  Alteration of the heart rhythm (called seeing things that are not there,
rise in blood sugar levels ‘prolongation of QT interval’, seen on depression and mental illness, feeling
 Swelling or discomfort in your tendons, ECG, electrical activity of the heart) drowsy, trembling, problems walking due
such as in the achilles tendon  Indigestion, flatulence (passing wind), to poor muscle control
 Severe inflammation of the kidneys, constipation  Changes in eyesight
which may result in your kidneys stopping  Fever, pain (back, chest, limbs)  Changes in or loss of your sense of taste
 Severe abdominal pain (pancreatitis) or smell
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 Changes in levels of liver enzymes shown 5. How Ofloxacin Infusion is stored TAJ PHARMACEUTICALS LTD.
in blood tests This medicine will be kept by your doctor or Mumbai, India
 A general feeling of being unwell pharmacist in a safe place where children At: 615, GIDC, Kerala, Bavla, Dist. Ahmedabad
 Pain, redness or swelling on the vein or cannot see or reach it. 438225, Gujarat, INDIA
area you have been injected with
Store in the original carton in order to protect This leaflet was last revised in July 2019
Ofloxacin Infusion
from light.

Very Rare (affects less than 1 in 10,000 Do not use Ofloxacin Infusion after the expiry
people) date, which is stated on the label. The expiry
refers to the last day of that month.
 Feeling tired, faint, dizzy and having pale Medicines should not be disposed of via
skin. These could be signs of anaemia wastewater or household waste. Ask your
 You may feel weak, bruise more easily pharmacist how to dispose of medicines no
and get more infections than usual. This longer required. These measures will help to
could be because of a blood problem protect the environment.
called ‘pancytopenia’
 Cough or shortness of breath, caused by 6. Contents of the pack and other
lung inflammation information

Not known (frequency cannot be estimated What Ofloxacin Infusion contains

from the available data) Each 1ml contains 2mg of the active
substance, ofloxacin
 Persistent headache with or without The other ingredients are sodium chloride,
blurred vision (benign intracranial hydrochloric acid and water for injections
hypertension)
What Ofloxacin Infusion looks like and
It is possible that Ofloxacin Infusion may contents of the pack
trigger an attack of porphyria (a rare illness Ofloxacin Infusion is a clear greenish-yellow
which affects the metabolism) some patients. solution in glass vials with grey chlorobutyl
rubber closures and aluminium caps
Reporting of side effects containing either 50ml, 100ml or 200ml. Not
If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor, all pack size may be marketed.
pharmacist or nurse. This includes any
possible side effects not listed in this leaflet.
By reporting side effects you can help provide
more information on the safety of this
medicine. Manufactured in India by: