Moxifloxacin

Moxifloxacin
Clinical data
Trade namesAvelox, Vigamox, Moxiflox, others
Other namesMoxifloxacine; BAY 12-8039
AHFS/Drugs.comMonograph
MedlinePlusa600002
License data
Pregnancy
category
  • AU: B3
Routes of
administration		By mouth, intravenous, eye drops
Drug classAntibiotic (fluoroquinolone)
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Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability86%[2]
Protein binding47%[2]
MetabolismGlucuronide and sulfate conjugation; CYP450Tooltip cytochrome P450 system not involved[3]
Elimination half-life12.1 hours[2]
ExcretionUrine, feces
Identifiers
  • 1-Cyclopropyl-7-[(1S,6S)-2,8-diazabicyclo[4.3.0]nonan-8-yl]-6-fluoro-8-methoxy-4-oxoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid
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ECHA InfoCard100.129.459 Edit this at Wikidata
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC21H24FN3O4
Molar mass401.438 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • COc1c2c(cc(c1N3C[C@@H]4CCCN[C@@H]4C3)F)c(=O)c(cn2C5CC5)C(=O)O
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Moxifloxacin is an antibiotic, used to treat bacterial infections,[4] including pneumonia, conjunctivitis, endocarditis, tuberculosis, and sinusitis.[4][5] It can be given by mouth, by injection into a vein, and as an eye drop.[5]

Common side effects include diarrhea, dizziness, and headache.[4] Severe side effects may include spontaneous tendon ruptures, nerve damage, and worsening of myasthenia gravis.[4] Safety of use in pregnancy and breastfeeding is unclear.[6] Moxifloxacin is in the fluoroquinolone family of medications.[4] It usually kills bacteria by blocking their ability to duplicate DNA.[4]

Moxifloxacin was patented in 1988 and approved for use in the United States in 1999.[7][8] It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines.[9] In 2021, it was the 286th most commonly prescribed medication in the United States, with more than 700,000 prescriptions.[10][11]

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  3. ^ World Health Organization (2008). Guidelines for the Programmatic Management of Drug-resistant Tuberculosis. World Health Organization. pp. 189–. ISBN 978-92-4-154758-1.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Moxifloxacin Hydrochloride". The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  5. ^ a b British national formulary : BNF 69 (69 ed.). British Medical Association. 2015. pp. 408, 757. ISBN 9780857111562.
  6. ^ "Moxifloxacin Use During Pregnancy". Drugs.com. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  7. ^ "Details for NDA:021085". DrugPatentWatch. Retrieved 17 July 2009.
  8. ^ Fischer J, Ganellin CR (2006). Analogue-based Drug Discovery. John Wiley & Sons. p. 501. ISBN 9783527607495.
  9. ^ World Health Organization (2023). The selection and use of essential medicines 2023: web annex A: World Health Organization model list of essential medicines: 23rd list (2023). Geneva: World Health Organization. hdl:10665/371090. WHO/MHP/HPS/EML/2023.02.
  10. ^ "The Top 300 of 2021". ClinCalc. Archived from the original on 15 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  11. ^ "Moxifloxacin - Drug Usage Statistics". ClinCalc. Retrieved 14 January 2024.