CARDIODORON-MAG PHOS 6X Lifestyle Interactions

  • Levofloxacin 5mg/1mL, Dextrose 5%, Solution for injection

    • Interaction: Enteral Feedings
    • Severity: Major
    • Notes for Consumers: Taking certain Foods or Enteral Feedings and Levofloxacin together may reduce the effectiveness of your antibiotic therapy. Separate these Foods or Enteral Feedings by at least 2 hours before or 2 hours after orally administered Levofloxacin.
    • Notes for Professionals: Because many food products contain divalent or trivalent cations, these foods may significantly decrease the absorption of orally administered levofloxacin. Separate these foods or enteral feedings by at least 2 hours before or 2 hours after orally administered levofloxacin. Advise patients that dairy products and other high calcium- and iron-containing foods may affect the absorption of levofloxacin. The serum concentration of levofloxacin decreased by 61% when tablets were crushed and mixed with 240 mL of an enteral feeding formulation.

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