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About Lexof 100mg Tablet DT
Lexof 100mg Tablet DT is used to treat infections caused by bacteria, including pneumonia, gonorrhoea (a sexually transmitted disease), typhoid fever, infectious diarrhoea, and infections of the skin, eye/ear, bone, joint, abdomen, and prostate (male reproductive gland). A bacterial infection is a condition in which bacteria grow in the body and cause infection. It can target any body part and multiple very quickly.
Lexof 100mg Tablet DT contains antibacterial Ofloxacin, which helps in treating and preventing a wide range of bacterial infections. It is bactericidal and works by killing bacteria that cause infections. It inhibits the repairing of bacterial cells and kills the bacteria, thereby preventing the further spread of the infection. Lexof 100mg Tablet DT is a broad-spectrum antibiotic against most Gram-negative bacteria, many Gram-positive bacteria, and some anaerobes bacteria (which live without oxygen).
Lexof 100mg Tablet DT should be taken in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. It is advised to be taken with food and taken at a fixed time to achieve maximum effect. Do not take Lexof 100mg Tablet DT with dairy products as it may lower its efficacy. You may experience sleep problems, headache, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, itching, external genital itching in women, vaginal inflammation (vaginitis) and taste changes in some cases. Most of these side effects of Lexof 100mg Tablet DT do not require medical attention and gradually resolve over time. However, if the side effects are persistent, reach out to your doctor. If you experience any allergic reaction symptoms such as rashes, itching, swelling, or shortness of breath, immediately contact the doctor.
Inform your doctor if you have any lung disease, muscle weakness (myasthenia gravis), sleeping disorder or difficulty sleeping (sleep apnoea), severe liver disease, or problem with alcohol or other prescription recreational drugs. Inform your doctor if you are planning to get pregnant, are pregnant, or are breastfeeding. Use of Lexof 100mg Tablet DT is associated with an increased risk of tendinitis and tendon (tough tissue that connects muscle to bone) rupture in all ages. People taking Lexof 100mg Tablet DT who are over 60 years old are at high risk, especially those who are taking any anti-allergic medicines like corticosteroid drugs. Lexof 100mg Tablet DT is contraindicated in people with kidney/heart diseases, and for those who have had lung transplants, its use is not recommended.
Uses of Lexof 100mg Tablet DT
Medicinal Benefits
Lexof 100mg Tablet DT contains the antibiotic Ofloxacin, which helps in treating and preventing a wide range of bacterial infections caused by most Gram-negative bacteria, many Gram-positive bacteria, and some anaerobes bacteria (that live without oxygen). It is bactericidal in nature and works by killing bacteria that cause infections by preventing the formation of the cell wall required for living. It also inhibits the repair of bacterial cells. Altogether it kills the bacteria. Lexof 100mg Tablet DT has the advantage of good penetration in most deep tissues and body fluids. Hence, it is also suitable for the treatment of deep tissue and bone bacterial infections.
Side Effects of Lexof 100mg Tablet DT
Directions for Use
Storage
Drug Warnings
Do not take Lexof 100mg Tablet DT if you are allergic or have had a severe reaction to ofloxacin or any other quinolone or fluoroquinolone antibiotics such as delafloxacin, gemifloxacin, levofloxacin, moxifloxacin, and ciprofloxacin. Taking Lexof 100mg Tablet DT may increase the chances of developing tendinitis (swelling of a fibrous tissue that connects a bone to a muscle) or have a tendon rupture (tearing of a fibrous tissue that connects a bone to a muscle). Inform your doctor if you have or have ever had a kidney, heart, or lung transplant, kidney disease, a joint or tendon disorder such as rheumatoid arthritis (an autoimmune disorder of joints causing pain, swelling, and loss of function), seizures (fits), epilepsy or if you participate in regular physical activity. Taking Lexof 100mg Tablet DT may worsen muscle weakness in people with myasthenia gravis (a nervous system disorder that causes muscle weakness) and cause severe difficulty breathing or death. Dairy products should be avoided along with Lexof 100mg Tablet DT. And also, exposure to sunlight should be avoided while taking Lexof 100mg Tablet DT as it may cause increased phototoxicity or photosensitivity. Patients with epilepsy and irregular heartbeat (QT prolongation) should tell their doctor before taking Lexof 100mg Tablet DT.
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Diet & Lifestyle Advise
Do not drink or eat a lot of caffeine-containing products such as coffee, tea, energy drinks, cola, or chocolate. Lexof 100mg Tablet DT may increase nervousness, sleeplessness, and anxiety caused by caffeine.
Probiotics should be taken after taking the full course of Lexof 100mg Tablet DT to restore some healthy bacteria in the intestines that may have been killed. Taking probiotics after antibiotic treatment can reduce the risk of antibiotic-associated diarrhea. Certain fermented foods like yogurt, cheese, sauerkraut, kombucha, and kimchi can help restore the intestine's good bacteria.
Include more fiber-enriched food in your diet, as it can be easily digested by your gut bacteria, which helps stimulate their growth. Thus, fiber-rich foods may help restore healthy gut bacteria after a course of antibiotics. Whole grains like whole-grain bread, brown rice should be included in your diet. Make sure you drink plenty of water or other fluids every day while you are taking Lexof 100mg Tablet DT.
Avoid alcoholic beverages with Lexof 100mg Tablet DT as it can make you dehydrated and may affect your sleep. This can make it harder for your body to aid the Lexof 100mg Tablet DT in fighting off infections.
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Alcohol
Unsafe
Alcohol is not known to cause any unpleasant side effects if taken along with Lexof 100mg Tablet DT. But intake of alcohol with Lexof 100mg Tablet DT may damage your liver. So intake of Lexof 100mg Tablet DT should be avoided with Lexof 100mg Tablet DT.
Pregnancy
Unsafe
Lexof 100mg Tablet DT is a pregnancy Category C medicine. It is not known whether Lexof 100mg Tablet DT will affect pregnant women or fetus or not. Hence, the intake of Lexof 100mg Tablet DT should be avoided if you are pregnant or planning to become pregnant as it may harm the baby.
Breast Feeding
Caution
Lexof 100mg Tablet DT is excreted in human milk. But the amount of Lexof 100mg Tablet DT absorbed by the nursing infant is unknown. So, it should not be taken while breastfeeding.
Driving
Caution
Lexof 100mg Tablet DT can affect alertness and coordination. So, operating machinery which requires concentration should be avoided.
Liver
Caution
Lexof 100mg Tablet DT to be taken with caution, especially if you have a history of liver diseases/conditions. Your doctor may have to adjust the dose if there are symptoms of nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, dark-colored urine, yellowing of or skin/eye.
Kidney
Caution
Lexof 100mg Tablet DT to be taken with caution, especially if you have a history of Kidney diseases/conditions. The dose may have to be adjusted by your doctor.
Children
Safe if prescribed
Lexof 100mg Tablet DT can be given to children but under child specialist medical supervision. Lexof 100mg Tablet DT is prescribed to the children to treat complicated urinary tract infections, anthrax infection, or plague infection.
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