User:Mr. Ibrahem/Moxifloxacin

Moxifloxacin, sold under the brandname Avelox among others, is an antibiotic used to treat a number of bacterial infections. This includes pneumonia, conjunctivitis, endocarditis, tuberculosis, and sinusitis. It is used by mouth, by injection into a vein, or as an eye drop.

Common side effects include diarrhea, dizziness, and headache. Severe side effects may include spontaneous tendon ruptures, nerve damage, and worsening of myasthenia gravis. Safety of use in pregnancy or breastfeeding is unclear. Moxifloxacin is in the fluoroquinolone family of medications. It usually results in bacterial death through blocking their ability to duplicate DNA.

Moxifloxacin was patented in 1988 and approved for use in the United States in 1999. It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines. The wholesale cost in the developing world is US$0.45–2.70 per day, as of 2015. In the United States, as of 2017, the wholesale cost is about $4.00 per day.