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Gatifloxacin, sold under the brand name Tequin among others, is an antibiotic used to treat bacterial conjunctivitis. It is used as an eye drop.

Common side effect effects include eye pain, abnormal taste, and increased redness of the eyes. Other side effects may include allergic reactions. It is in the fluoroquinolone family and works by inhibits the bacterial enzymes DNA gyrase and topoisomerase IV.

Gatifloxacin was patented in 1986 and approved for medical use in 1999. The by mouth and injectable formulations were withdrawn in the United States in 2006 due to the side effects of high or low blood sugar.