Generic Name | : | Moxifloxacin Hydrochloride USP |
Therapeutic Class | : | Ocular Fluoroquinolone Antibiotic |
Dosage form | : | Eye Drops |
Pack Size | : | 5 ml |
Moxifloxacin is an 8-methoxy fluoroquinolone with a diazabicyclononyl ring at the C7 position. The antibacterial action of Moxifloxacin results from inhibition of the topoisomerase II (DNA gyrase) and topoisomerase IV.
Moxikem 0.5% Sterile Eye Drops is indicated for the treatment of bacterial conjunctivitis caused by susceptible strains of the following organisms :
Aerobic Gram-positive microorganisms: Corynebacterium species, Micrococcus luteus, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Staphylococcus haemolyticus, Staphylococcus hominis, Staphylococcus warneri, Streptococcus pneumoniae and Streptococcus viridans group.
Aerobic Gram-negative microorganisms: Acinetobacter lwoffii, Haemophilus influenzae and Haemophilus parainfluenzae.
Other microorganisms: Chlamydia trachomatis.