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What is Levofloxacin?

Levofloxacin is effective against a number of gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. Because of its broad spectrum of action, levofloxacin is frequently prescribed for a wide range of infections (e.g. pneumonia, urinary tract infection) before the specific causal organism is known.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Other 11 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell
Infection 10 2 Efficacy_moderate
Pneumonia 7 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
UTI (Urinary Tract Infection) 4 0
Bladder problems 3 1 Efficacy_major
UTI symptoms 3 3 Efficacy_major

See all 17 patients currently taking Levofloxacin

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 2
Moderate
 3
Mild
 3
None
 10

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Levofloxacin

Tiredness 1
Itchy rash 1
Nausea and vomiting 1
Allergic reaction 1
Muscle and joint pain 1
Swelling in hands 1
See all 9 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

  500mg as needed 750mg as needed 750 mg/150 mL daily 200 mg daily 250 mg daily 500 mg daily 750 mg daily 1,000 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 7 Number of Patients: 7 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Levofloxacin (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended 34   Course of treatment ended: 83%
Side effects too severe 4   Side effects too severe: 10%
Other 2   Other: 5%
Did not seem to work 1   Did not seem to work: 2%
Doctor's advice 1   Doctor's advice: 2%

See all 39 patients who’ve stopped taking Levofloxacin

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Levofloxacin

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0

Stopped Taking Levofloxacin

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Levofloxacin

Always
 16 89%
Usually
 2 11%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Levofloxacin

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 3 17%
Not at all
 15 83%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Levofloxacin

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 2 18%
$25-49
 3 27%
< $25
 6 55%

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Report created on May 28, 2012.