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Levaquin Antibiotic Medication
Levaquin® (levofloxacin) is an antibiotic that is often used to treat bacterial infections. It can also be used to prevent infection after exposure to inhaled anthrax in adults and children. In most cases, the medication is taken once a day. It can be taken at any time of the day, as long as you take it at the same time each day. Levaquin comes as tablets, an oral solution (liquid), and injections.
Levaquin may cause a number of side effects. However, most people tolerate it quite well. Serious side effects are less common. Some of the common reactions to this antibiotic include but are not limited to:
(Click Levaquin for more details on this medication, including why it's important to finish the entire dose of the antibiotic.)
Written by/reviewed by: Arthur Schoenstadt, MD
Last reviewed by: Arthur Schoenstadt, MD