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Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin 2004;42:61-62; doi:10.1136/dtb.2004.42861
Copyright © 2004 by the BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.

{blacktriangledown}Moxifloxacin - a new fluoroquinolone antibacterial

Relevant BNF section: 5.1.12

{blacktriangledown}Moxifloxacin (Avelox - Bayer plc), the latest fluoroquinolone antibacterial to be launched in the UK, is licensed for the oral treatment of adults with community-acquired pneumonia, acute exacerbation of chronic bronchitis or acute sinusitis. The company claims that the drug provides "rapid relief from chest infections". Here we review the place of moxifloxacin in treating patients with respiratory tract infections.


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