Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An antibiotic of the fluoroquinolone class, C18H20FN3O4, used to treat various infections, especially of the urinary tract, urethra, and skin.
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- noun A
fluoroquinolone antibiotic .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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But it includes: Cipro, Levaquin, Floxin and generic ofloxacin.
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In the early 1990s, award-winning journalist Stephen Fried launched his own dogged investigation of fluoroquinolones after his wife Diane suffered long-term damage from a single pill of a variant called ofloxacin (Floxin) that was popular at the time.
The ignored risks of America's most popular antibiotics 2008
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Daiichi held a patent drawn to a method for treating bacterial ear infections by topically administering the antibiotic ofloxacin into the ear.
Erroneous "Skill in the Art" Triggers Obviousness Peter Zura 2007
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Daiichi held a patent drawn to a method for treating bacterial ear infections by topically administering the antibiotic ofloxacin into the ear.
Archive 2007-07-01 Peter Zura 2007
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Cipro is part of a class of drugs called fluoroquinolones: levofloxacin and ofloxacin are also drugs within that.
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That includes antibiotics in the tetracycline family for example, demeclocycline, oxytetracycline or tetracycline, and drugs such as ciprofloxacin and norfloxacin, but not ofloxacin.
The Seattle Times 2011
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Levaquin (levofloxacin), Avelox (moxifloxacin), Noroxin (norfloxacin), Floxin (ofloxacin) and
WN.com - Articles related to How clean is Seattle's drinking water? 2010
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There are many drugs that treat the infection, they include: ceftriaxone, cefixime, ciprofloxacin, or ofloxacin for gonorrhea along with azithromycin, doxycycline.
CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] Ashcraft 2010
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There are many drugs that treat the infection, they include: ceftriaxone, cefixime, ciprofloxacin, or ofloxacin for gonorrhea along with azithromycin, doxycycline.
CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] Ashcraft 2010
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Noroxin (norfloxacin), Floxin (ofloxacin) and Proquin (ciprofloxacin hydrochloride).
WN.com - Articles related to How clean is Seattle's drinking water? 2010
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