OFLOXACIN (Ofloxacin Otic) Nursing Considerations

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What is the generic name?

OFLOXACIN

What is the Trade Name for OFLOXACIN?

Ofloxacin Otic

What are the Indications for OFLOXACIN?

  • INDICATIONS AND USAGE Ofloxacin otic solution 0.3% is indicated for the treatment of infections caused by susceptible isolates of the designated microorganisms in the specific conditions listed below: Otitis Externa in adults and pediatric patients, 6 months and older, due to Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Staphylococcus aureus. Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media in patients 12 years and older with perforated tympanic membranes due to Proteus mirabilis , Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Staphylococcus aureus . Acute Otitis Media in pediatric patients one year and older with tympanostomy tubes due to Haemophilus influenzae, Moraxella catarrhalis , Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, and Streptococcus pneumoniae .

 

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