Drug Summary


  Drug name:  ofloxacin
  Chemical name:  Ofloxacin
  Formula:  C18H20FN3O4<
  Weight:   361.3675
  CAS no:  82419-36-1
  DrugBank link:  DB01165
  Description:  A synthetic fluoroquinolone (fluoroquinolones) antibacterial agent that inhibits the supercoiling activity of bacterial DNA gyrase, halting DNA replication. [PubChem]
  Indication:  For the treatment of infections (respiratory tract, kidney, skin, soft tissue, UTI), urethral and cervical gonorrhoea.