Recent news on Levofloxacin

Five Days of LEVAQUIN® (levofloxacin) as Effective as 10 Days of ...  -  May 22, 2007
WebWire (press release),Data presented today at a major medical meeting found that LEVAQUIN® (levofloxacin) 750 mg tablets administered once-daily for five days is as effective as

Oculus Initiates Patient Enrollment in Phase II Study of Microcyn ...  -  May 21, 2007
Genetic Engineering News (press release),Patients will be randomized 3:1 to receive Dermacyn, Dermacyn in combination with the oral antibiotic levofloxacin, or saline plus levofloxacin.

Five Days Of LEVAQUIN(R) As Effective As 10 Days Of Ciprofloxacin ...  -  May 22, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),Data presented Saturday at a major medical meeting found that LEVAQUIN(R) (levofloxacin) 750 mg tablets administered once-daily for five days is as

Five Days of LEVAQUIN(R) as Effective as 10 Days of Ciprofloxacin ...  -  May 21, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),ANAHEIM, Calif., May 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Data presented Saturday at a major medical meeting found that LEVAQUIN(R) (levofloxacin) 750 mg tablets administered

Five Days of LEVAQUIN(R) as Effective as 10 Days of Ciprofloxacin ...  -  May 19, 2007
Earthtimes.orgANAHEIM, Calif., May 19 -- Data presented today at a major medical meeting found that LEVAQUIN(R) (levofloxacin) 750 mg tablets administered once-daily for

Dr. Reddy’s FY07 Revenue at Rs. 65095 Million (US$ 1.5 Billion ...  -  May 18, 2007
Business Wire (press release),Leon (Levofloxacin), is ranked 6th among all the new product introductions in the last 12 months (Source: ORG IMS MAT 2007) -- New product launches in the

AMDL Signs Second Significant New Distribution Relationship for ...  -  May 14, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),Chondroitin Sulfate Injectables, GuYanLin Compounds, Benzoic Acid /Camphor Solutions, Levofloxacin and Lactate Injectables and others.

MRSA Increasing in Children  -  May 7, 2007
Medscape (subscription)The isolates had decreased sensitivities to clindamycin (65%), erythromycin (4%), levofloxacin (70%) rifampin (96%), and tetracycline (96%).

AMDL to Present at Brookstreet Securities Conference; Focusing on ...  -  May 3, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),...for nausea caused by chemotherapy, radiation and other conditions, and the newly licensed Chinese products Lomefloxacin Aspartate and Levofloxacin,

Efficacy of Tigecycline Compared to Levofloxacin for Treating ...  -  Apr 5, 2007
DG NewsTherefore, these 2 studies were designed to compare the efficacy and safety of tigecycline and levofloxacin in a subset of hospitalised patients with CAP

Once Daily Levofloxacin for 5 Days in the Treatment of Acute ...  -  Apr 2, 2007
DG NewsMUNICH, GERMANY -- April 2, 2007 -- Five doses of levofloxacin are non-inferior to 20 doses of ciprofloxacin for the eradication of blood pathogens in

SENTRY Programme Detects Decreasing Susceptibility to Levofloxacin ...  -  Apr 2, 2007
DG NewsHowever, macrolide susceptibility has predominantly decreased, and, of note, levofloxacin susceptibility has decreased, with the detection of resistant

CDC recommends changes for gonorrhea treatment  -  Apr 12, 2007
AlaskaReport,According to the CDC, resistance to fluoroquinolones -- a class of antibiotics that includes cipro, levofloxacin and ofloxacin, and the first-line treatment

Oculus Announces Initial Sites for Phase II Clinical Trial of ...  -  Mar 30, 2007
Healthcare RepublicPatients will be randomized 3:1 to receive Dermacyn, Dermacyn in combination with the oral antibiotic levofloxacin, or saline plus levofloxacin.

Common Pathogens That Infect Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease ...  -  Apr 24, 2007
AEM (subscription)The third one was E. coli (10%), which were sensitive to gentamicin and levofloxacin; other less frequent pathogens include Enterococcus sp.,

Drug Resistant Gonorrhea: Q&A  -  Apr 13, 2007
News Locale,This class of drugs includes antibiotics like ciprofloxacin, ofloxacin, and levofloxacin. Instead the agency is recommending a class of antibiotics called

Fluoroquinolones to prevent postoperative keratitis and ...  -  Apr 10, 2007
OSN SuperSite (subscription),Wagner RS, Abelson MB, Shapiro A, Torkildsen G. Evaluation of moxifloxacin, ciprofloxacin, gatifloxacin, ofloxacin, and levofloxacin concentrations in human

Novoxel seeks to pre-empt MRSA drug concerns  -  Apr 6, 2007
Pharmaceutical Business ReviewJust under 80% of the strains showed resistance against fluoroquinolone levofloxacin, versus 55.6% in azithromycin, and 24.1% in clindamycin.

Daiichi Sankyo Announces Completion of Phase I Trial on the Anti ...  -  Apr 19, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),...on the Japanese market, including the antihypertensive Benicar (olmesartan medoxomil) and the synthetic antibacterial agent Cravit (levofloxacin).

Brain Connection To Hypertension?  -  Apr 16, 2007
SlashdotFor the treatment of clarithromycin-resistant strains of H. pylori the use of levofloxacin as part of the therapy has been recommended.

CDC Issues New Treatment Recommendations for Gonorrhea  -  Apr 16, 2007
Medscape (subscription)Therefore, the CDC no longer recommends fluoroquinolone antibiotics (ciprofloxacin, ofloxacin, and levofloxacin) for treatment of gonorrhea in the United

CDC warns about threat of drug resistant gonorrhoea  -  Apr 16, 2007
News-Medical.net,...one and as a rule doctors prescribe a group of commonly used antibiotics including fluoroquinolones (ciprofloxacin, ofloxacin, and levofloxacin).

CDC Changes Recommendations for Gonorrhea Treatment Due to Drug ...  -  Apr 15, 2007
HealthNews-Stats (press release),The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) no longer recommends antibiotics known as fluoroquinolones (ciprofloxacin, ofloxacin, and levofloxacin)

Scientists Concerned About Gonorrhea’s Drug Resistance  -  Apr 15, 2007
MedIndia,Doctors prescribe a group of commonly used antibiotics including fluoroquinolones (ciprofloxacin, ofloxacin, and levofloxacin) as a treatment for the

CDC Changes Recommendations For Gonorrhea Treatment Due To Drug ...  -  Apr 14, 2007
Science Daily (press release)...longer recommends antibiotics known as fluoroquinolones (ciprofloxacin, ofloxacin, and levofloxacin) as a treatment for gonorrhea in the United States.

Drug-resistant gonorrhea spreads in US  -  Apr 13, 2007
Gulf Times,Previously, orally administered drugs known as ciprofloxacin, ofloxacin and levofloxacin were prescribed to treat the disease. Now the CDC is recommending a

Agency urges change in antibiotics for gonorrhea  -  Apr 12, 2007
International Herald Tribune,These drugs are meant to substitute for the three currently recommended fluoroquinolones, ciprofloxacin, or Cipro; ofloxacin, or Floxin; and levofloxacin,

CDC Changes Recommendations for Gonorrhea Treatment Due to Drug ...  -  Apr 13, 2007
DG NewsATLANTA, GA -- April 13, 2007 -- The CDC no longer recommends antibiotics known as fluoroquinolones (ciprofloxacin, ofloxacin, and levofloxacin) as a

Drug-resistant gonorrhea on rise  -  Apr 13, 2007
The Money Times,Since early 1990’s, Fluoroquinolones, a class of antibiotics incuding ciprofloxacin, ofloxacin, or levofloxacin had been the first line defense antibiotics

Few Treatments Remain For Drug Resistant Gonorrhea  -  Apr 13, 2007
Medical News Today,...of commonly used antibiotics known as fluoroquinolones (ciprofloxacin, ofloxacin, and levofloxacin) as a treatment for gonorrhea in the United States.

Only one drug type now knocks out gonorrhea in US  -  Apr 12, 2007
Scientific AmericanThey no longer recommend antibiotics called fluoroquinolones -- which include ciprofloxacin, ofloxacin, and levofloxacin -- for treatment of gonorrhea

Urgent Need To Treat Gonorrhea – US Health Officials  -  Apr 12, 2007
Hardbeatnews.com,The CDC is advising doctors today to stop prescribing certain antibiotics like fluoroquinolones (ciprofloxacin, ofloxacin, and levofloxacin,) since data has

CDC Changes Recommendations for Gonorrhea Treatment  -  Apr 12, 2007
Playfuls.com,CDC no longer recommends antibiotics known as fluoroquinolones (ciprofloxacin, ofloxacin, and levofloxacin) as a treatment for gonorrhea in the United

CDC: Old Drug No Good For Gonorrhea  -  Apr 12, 2007
WDSU,A class of antibiotics called fluoroquinolones -- which includes the drugs ciprofloxacin, ofloxacin and levofloxacin -- has been used to treat the sexually

CDC: Fluoroquinolones No Longer Recommended for Treatment of Gonorrhea  -  Apr 12, 2007
Food Consumer,Since 1993, fluoroquinolones (ie, ciprofloxacin, ofloxacin, or levofloxacin) have been used frequently in the treatment of gonorrhea because of their high

Severe Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus community ...  -  Apr 12, 2007
Food Consumer,All isolates were resistant to beta-lactams and erythromycin, two had inducible resistance to clindamycin, and two were not susceptible to levofloxacin.

Advanced Magnetics Announces Positive Results from Two Additional ...  -  Apr 12, 2007
PipelineReview.com (press release),...hypertension, coronary artery disease, cerebrovascular disease and a history of multiple drug allergies to ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin, and percocet.

DAIICHI SANKYO - Merger for Worldwide Growth Successfully Completed  -  Apr 5, 2007
Drug Newswire (press release),...the development of the most important products such as Olmesartan (anti-hypertensive agent) and Levofloxacin (antibiotic) will provide an increase in

In 2005 The Global Antibacterial Market Was Valued At ...  -  Apr 5, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),The best selling drug was J&Js/Sanofi-Aventis Levaquin (levofloxacin) with global sales of $2.4 billion. -- Although gram-positive infections such as MRSA

In 2005 The Global Antibacterial Market Was Valued At ...  -  Apr 5, 2007
Business Wire (press release),The best selling drug was J&Js/Sanofi-Aventis Levaquin (levofloxacin) with global sales of $2.4 billion. Although gram-positive infections such as MRSA have

DAIICHI SANKYO - Merger for Worldwide Growth Successfully Completed  -  Apr 1, 2007
Earthtimes.org...development of the most important products such as Olmesartan(anti-hypertensive agent) and Levofloxacin (antibiotic) will provide anincrease in sales.

FDA Extends Marketing Exclusivity for LEVAQUIN(R  -  Mar 30, 2007
Drug Newswire (press release),RARITAN, NJ, March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted LEVAQUIN(R) (levofloxacin) an additional six months of marketing

Zithromax effective for traveler's diarrhea  -  Feb 14, 2007
Scientific AmericanMore than 85 percent of these pathogens are resistant to fluoroquinolone antibiotics, such as Levaquin (levofloxacin) or Cipro (ciprofloxacin),

Indoco plans to tap US, Europe  -  Feb 15, 2007
Myiris.com,Levofloxacin supplies are expected to begin from next year and a supply agreement has been filed with Nexus Ophthalmic. Currently, the company is developing

AMDL to Present at RedChip Investment Conference; China Products ...  -  Feb 8, 2007
Earthtimes.org...the newly licensed products Lomefloxacin Aspartate and Levofloxacin, broad spectrum antibiotics, which have worldwide sales of more than $4.8 billion.

AMDL to Present, Discuss Successes in China, at Roth Capital ...  -  Feb 21, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),...and other conditions, and the introduction of newly licensed products Lomefloxacin Aspartate and Levofloxacin, which are broad spectrum antibiotics.

DAIICHI SANKYO returns development rights of KAI-9803  -  Feb 9, 2007
PipelineReview.com (press release),...on the Japanese market, including the antihypertensive Benicar® (olmesartan medoxomil) and the synthetic antibacterial agent Cravit® (levofloxacin).

AMDL Announces Production of Antibiotic Levofloxacin in China  -  Jan 14, 2007
Drug Newswire (press release),Levofloxacin is an advanced generation fluoroquinolone antibiotic and has proven its efficacy and safety globally with more than 12 years of usage.

China's Jade Pharmaceutical begins manufacturing antibiotic ...  -  Jan 11, 2007
Forbes,...'Jade Pharmaceuticals is producing levofloxacin at the Jiangxi Jade Biochemistry Ltd manufacturing facility in Jiangxi Province,' said AMDL CEO Gary Dreher.

Levofloxacin works well for ear infections in kids  -  Jan 11, 2007
Scientific AmericanNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The broad-spectrum antibiotic levofloxacin is highly effective against the bacteria that typically cause ear infections in

AMDL Announces Production of Antibiotic Levofloxacin in China  -  Jan 11, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),Levofloxacin is marketed in the US by a major pharmaceutical company. Antibiotic drugs sales in China exceeded $4.8 billion (US) in 2003 and growth is

Levofloxacin Effective for Middle Ear Infection in Children  -  Jan 10, 2007
Therapeutics Daily (subscription) (press release),NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The fluoroquinolone levofloxacin is highly effective against bacterial pathogens associated with acute otitis media in children,

Antibiotic suspected as factor in deaths  -  Jan 4, 2007
Canada.com,The article notes that Health Canada received 22 reports of disturbed blood-sugar levels between January, 1997, and June, 2006, attributed to levofloxacin.

AFX NEWS BRIEFING: Pharmaceuticals and chemicals highlights to 09 ...  -  Jan 12, 2007
Hemscott,BEIJING (XFN-ASIA) - AMDL said its Chinese subsidiary, Jade Pharmaceutical Inc, has begun production of the antibiotic levofloxacin, a treatment for

TaiGen Initiates Phase II Trial of Nemonoxacin for Treatment of ...  -  Jan 8, 2007
Earthtimes.orgThe randomized, double-blind, comparative, multi-center study is designed to evaluate the effect of Nemonoxacin in comparison with levofloxacin,

Health Canada - Note to editors - January 3, 2007  -  Jan 3, 2007
Canada NewsWire (press release),This edition features an article on levofloxacin, an antibiotic used to treat certain respiratory tract infections, and its potential association with blood

Improving Outcomes in the ICU  -  Jan 11, 2007
Medscape (subscription)This appeared to be a class effect, with equal levels of resistance seen for both ciprofloxacin and levofloxacin. Again, there was variability by region,

Commercial Insight: Antibacterials - Growth in resistance rates ...  -  Dec 19, 2006
Pharmaceutical Business ReviewThe best selling drug was J&J's/Sanofi-Aventis' Levaquin (levofloxacin) with global sales of $2.4 billion. Although gram-positive infections such as MRSA

AMDL to Address Chinese Pharmaceutical Market With Recent Product ...  -  Nov 28, 2006
Drug Newswire (press release),The market for antibiotic products (including Roxithromycin and Levofloxacin) exceeded (US) $4.8 billion globally in 2003 with a continuing estimated growth

Commercial Insight: Antibacterials - Growth in resistance rates ...  -  Dec 19, 2006
Pharmaceutical Business ReviewThe best selling drug was J&J's/Sanofi-Aventis' Levaquin (levofloxacin) with global sales of $2.4 billion. Although gram-positive infections such as MRSA

`Simple little operation' that's a success can evolve into a ...  -  Nov 27, 2006
Akron Beacon Journal,Limit use of C. diff-associated antibiotics (clindamycin, ceftriaxone, and levofloxacin). Policies and procedures can make a difference, said Sherri Rhodes,

"Super Bug" Scares - Straight Facts About Antibiotic Resistance  Nov 6, 2006
LEVAQUIN® (levofloxacin) is indicated for adults with acute bacterial sinusitis due to Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, or Moraxella ... -Medical News Today (press release), AMDL, Through Its Chinese Subsidiary JJB, Signs to Partner With a ...  Nov 6, 2006
...and Glucose Injection, Omeprazole Sodium for Injection) and two generic medicine (including Roxithromycin capsule and Levofloxacin capsule) production licenses ... -Yahoo! News (press release) Hypoglycemic Effect of Ciprofloxacin in Elderly Patients Not a ...  Oct 16, 2006
A total of 79 patients received ciprofloxacin, 98 received levofloxacin, 92 received moxifloxacin; 227 patients who received non-fluoroquinolones served as ... -DG News Imported Melioidosis—South Florida, 2005  Oct 31, 2006
...drawn on admission. On August 31, the patient was discharged with a prescribed 21-day regimen of oral levofloxacin. On September ... -Journal of American Medical Association (subscription), Human Plague—Four States, 2006  Oct 10, 2006
The patient recovered after treatment with multiple antibiotics, including gentamicin, doxycycline, ciprofloxacin, and levofloxacin. ... -Journal of American Medical Association (subscription), Salix Pharmaceuticals Reports American College of Gastroenterology ...  Oct 23, 2006
York Hospital Queens, Flushing, NY, et al., evaluated the efficacy and tolerability of combination therapy with XIFAXAN, omeprazole and levofloxacin as first ... -PharmaLive.com (press release), Pharma Earnings On Tap-Upcoming Week In Earnings  Oct 17, 2006
...clinical studies showed that its drug, TYGACIL cured 89.7% of patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia compared to levofloxacin - an existing ... -Trading Markets, Antimicrobial Treatment Appears to Cure Spinal Epidural Abscess ...  Oct 16, 2006
The patient underwent treatment with cefazolin and clindamycin for 7 weeks followed by oral clindamycin and levofloxacin for 2 weeks. ... -DG News Resistance to First-Line Antibiotics to Treat Community Acquired ...  Oct 12, 2006
Respiratory fluoroquinolones (moxifloxacin, levofloxacin and gatifloxacin), oral beta-lactams (amoxicillin-clavulanate + macrolides, cephalosporins + macrolides ... -DG News Salix Pharmaceuticals Announces American College of ...  Oct 16, 2006
...and Tx of Recurrent Clostridium M. Issa, MD Oct 23 difficile Infection in Patients w/ Inflammatory Bowel Disease Rifaxmin, Omeprazole, and Levofloxacin for the ... -Genetic Engineering News (press release), Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association  Sep 20, 2006
GOLDSTEIN EJ, NESBIT CA, CITRON DM: Comparative in vitro activities of azithromycin, Bay y 3118, levofloxacin, sparfloxacin, and 11 other oral antimicrobial ... -Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association (subscription)

Antibiotics to Treat Common Sinus Disorders  Sep 17, 2006
...and recommended second-line antibiotics were amoxicillin-clavulanate, cefuroxime, cefprozil, clarithromycin, gatifloxacin, levofloxacin and moxifloxacin. ... -Newswise

Avelox (Moxifloxacin) Excels in Comparison with Highly Potent ...  Sep 5, 2006
...intravenous to oral monotherapy given once a day is as effective as the potent combination of high-dose ceftriaxone plus high-dose levofloxacin in hospitalised ... -PharmaLive.com

Daiichi Sankyo to Invest in Kearney Venture Partners, LP  Sep 8, 2006
...the antihypertensive Olmetec(R) (olmesartan medoxomil), which is marketed in the US as Benicar(R), and the synthetic antibacterial agent Cravit(R) (levofloxacin ... -PR Newswire

German shares remain lower midafternoon as Wall St seen down, auto ...  Sep 7, 2006
...taken alone is as effective for hospitalised patients with community-acquired pneumonia as the combination of treatments ceftriaxone and levofloxacin. ... -Forbes

Antibiotics need strong warnings of tendon damage, group says  Aug 29, 2006
Labels on the generic antibiotics levofloxacin and ciprofloxacin should include warnings highlighted in boldface type and outlined in a black box describing ... -Salt Lake Tribune

FDA Should Warn of Tendon Ruptures Linked To Antibiotics in Same ...  Aug 29, 2006
Ciprofloxacin, made by Bayer), Penetrex (Enoxacin, made by Aventis), Tequin (Gatifloxacin, made by Bristol-Myers Squibb), Levaquin (Levofloxacin, made by Ortho ... -World Fitness

Daiichi Sankyo to Invest in Kearney Venture Partners, LP  Sep 8, 2006
...the antihypertensive Olmetec® (olmesartan medoxomil), which is marketed in the US as Benicar®, and the synthetic antibacterial agent Cravit® (levofloxacin). ... -Yahoo! News

Public Citizen Petitions the FDA to Include a Black Box Warning on ...  Aug 29, 2006
...in the United States [Ciprofloxacin (Cipro; Bayer), Enoxacin (Penetrex; Aventis), Gatifloxacin (Tequin; Bristol-Myers Squibb), Levofloxacin (Levaquin; Ortho ... -PharmaLive.com

Fluoroquinolones in children addressed in AAP policy  Sep 1, 2006
...in suspension formulations, have been investigated with data published or presented in a public forum: ciprofloxacin (Cipro) and levofloxacin (Levaquin). ... -AAP News (subscription)

AMDL Announces Launch of Antibiotic Levofloxacin in China  -  Nov 19, 2006
Drug Newswire (press release),Levofloxacin is used to treat infections including pneumonia, urinary tract, kidney and skin infection. It is in a class of antibiotics called

(China) AMDL receives approval to manufacture and market ...  -  Nov 24, 2006
Biotecheast.com,Levofloxacin, a class of drugs called fluoroquinolones, a fast-growing type of antibacterials in terms of revenue. Fluoroquinolones are increasingly used to

AMDL to Address Chinese Pharmaceutical Market With Recent Product ...  -  Nov 28, 2006
Drug Newswire (press release),The market for antibiotic products (including Roxithromycin and Levofloxacin) exceeded (US) $4.8 billion globally in 2003 with a continuing estimated growth

AMDL's antibiotic approved in China  -  Nov 17, 2006
United Press InternationalJade will manufacture levofloxacin at the Jiangxi Jade facility in the South China City of Shargro in the Jiangxi Province of China.

AMDL Antibiotic Cleared in China  -  Nov 17, 2006
TheStreet.comCramer's Take) announced that its China subsidiary Jade Pharmaceutical received approval from regulators there for its antibiotic levofloxacin.

AMDL Gets China Antibiotic Approval  -  Nov 17, 2006
Houston Chronicle,The China State Food and Drug Administration approved Jade's application to sell levofloxacin, a type of antibiotic used to treat pneumonia, urinary tract,

Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infections Associated With Transrectal ...  -  Nov 14, 2006
Journal of American Medical Association (subscription),The clinic's standard practice for perioperative prophylaxis included administration of 500 mg of levofloxacin orally the night before the procedure,

`Simple little operation' that's a success can evolve into a ...  -  Nov 27, 2006
Akron Beacon Journal,Limit use of C. diff-associated antibiotics (clindamycin, ceftriaxone, and levofloxacin). Policies and procedures can make a difference, said Sherri Rhodes,

Friday's Health Winners & Losers  -  Nov 17, 2006
TheStreet.comTake) jumped 8.9% to $5.12 after its China subsidiary Jade Pharmaceutical received approval from regulators there for its antibiotic levofloxacin.

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