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Definition
Fluoroquinolones are medicines that kill bacteria or prevent their growth.
Description
Fluoroquinolones are available only with a physician's prescription and are sold in tablet and injectable forms. Examples of these medicines are moxifloxacin (Avelox), ciprofloxacin (Cipro), ofloxacin (Floxin), levofloxacin (Levaquin), lomefloxacin (Maxaquin), norfloxacin (Noroxin), enoxacin (Penetrex), gatifloxacin (Tequin), and sparfloxacin (Zagam).
— Rosalyn Carson-DeWitt
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Dictionary:
fluor·o·quin·o·lone (flʊr'ə-kwĭn'ə-lōn', flôr'-, flōr'-)  |
[FLUORO- + QUINOL(INE) + -ONE.]
| Veterinary Dictionary: fluoroquinolone |
A group of antibiotics which exert their antimicrobial effects by inhibiting bacterial DNA gyrase. They are effective primarily against gram-negative organisms. Includes ciprofloxacin, norfloxacin, enrofloxacin.
 | sarafloxacin |
| enoxacin |
| fleroxacin |
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