-5%
Drops Manufacturer/Distributor: Popular Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Generic Name: Levofloxacin 0.5% Eye Drops
0.5% eye drop: Adults and children 1 year of age and older:
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- Days 1 and 2: Instill 1-2 drops in the affected eye(s) every 2 hours while awake, up to 8 times per day.
- Days 3 through 7: Instill 1-2 drops in the affected eye(s) every 4 hours while awake, up to 4 times per day.
1.5% eye drop
: Adults and children 6 years of age and older:
- Days 1 through 3: Instill one to two drops in the affected eye(s) every 30 minutes to 2 hours while awake and approximately 4 and 6 hours after retiring.
- Day 4 through treatment completion: Instill one to two drops in the affected eye(s) every 1 to 4 hours while awake.
Children <1 year
: Safety and effectiveness of Levofloxacin below 1 year of age have not been established.
Side effects occurred only approximately 1-3% of patients that may include transient blurred vision, fever, foreign body sensation, headache, transient ocular burning, ocular pain or discomfort, pharyngitis and photophobia. In less than 1% of patients included allergic reactions, lid edema, ocular dryness and ocular itching.
