Ofloxacin Health Dictionary

A quinolone antibiotic used to treat skin, soft tissue, and lower respiratory tract and urinary tract infections.

It is usually taken in tablet form to treat infections that have not responded to other drugs but is also given by intravenous infusion for severe systemic infections.

Side effects may include nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, and abdominal pain.

n. a *quinolone antibiotic used to treat urinary-tract and sexually transmitted infections and also infections of the respiratory tract, skin, and eye. Possible side-effects include nausea, vomiting, and skin rashes.