Moxifloxacin - Avelox ®

Moxifloxacin - Avelox ® - Renal Dosing

Usual Dosing (Adults)

DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION: The dose of AVELOX is 400 mg (orally or as an intravenous infusion) once every 24 hours.

For Complicated Intra-Abdominal Infections, therapy should be initiated with the intravenous formulation. When switching from intravenous to oral dosage administration, no dosage adjustment is necessary. Patients whose therapy is started with AVELOX I.V. may be switched to AVELOX Tablets when clinically indicated at the discretion of the physician.

Infection	Daily Dose	Duration
Acute Bacterial Sinusitis	400 mg	10 days
Acute Bacterial Exacerbation of Chronic Bronchitis	400 mg	5 days
Community Acquired Pneumonia	400 mg	7-14 days
Uncomplicated Skin and Skin Structure Infections	400 mg	7 days
Complicated Skin and Skin Structure Infections	400 mg	7-21 days
Complicated Intra-Abdominal Infections	400 mg	5-14 days

Renal Dosing

No adjustment necessary.

Hemodialysis

No specific guidelines available. Adjustment unlikely.

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