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Norfloxacin

Brand Names

; Chibroxin™ Ophthalmic ; Noroxin® Oral

; Floxacin® (Mexico) ; Oranor (Mexico)

Antibiotic, Quinolone

If you have an allergy to another quinolone antibiotic, norfloxacin, or any other part of the medicine.

To gain the most benefit, do not miss doses.
Use entire prescription as directed, even if feeling better.
Oral:
- Take on an empty stomach. Take 1 hour before or 2 hours after meals.
- Do not take dairy products, antacids, didanosine, multivitamins, minerals (calcium, iron, zinc, magnesium), nutritional supplements, or sucralfate within 4 hours of this medicine.
- Make sure you are drinking enough fluids unless told to drink less by healthcare provider. Avoid products with caffeine.
Eye:
- For the eye only.
- Take out soft contact lenses before using medicine. Lenses can be replaced 15 minutes after medicine is given.
- Do not touch the bottle or tube tip to the eye, lid, or other skin.
- Tilt head back and drop medicine into eye.
- After using medicine keep your eyes closed. Apply pressure to the inside corner of the eye. Do this for 3-5 minutes. This keeps medicine in the eye.
- Separate each eye medicine by 5 minutes. Give one and wait 5 minutes before using the next.
- Do not wear contact lenses if you are being treated for a bacterial infection.

Take a missed dose as soon as possible.
If it is almost time for the next dose, skip the missed one. Return to your regular schedule.
Do not take a double dose or extra doses.

Check medicines with healthcare provider. This medicine may not mix well with theophylline and warfarin.
Oral form is not recommended in children younger than 18 years of age.
Avoid alcohol (includes wine, beer, and liquor). Alcohol may make infection more difficult to treat.
Limit caffeine (for example, tea, coffee, cola) and chocolate intake. Use with this medicine may cause nervousness, shakiness, rapid heartbeats, and anxiety.
Avoid wearing contact lenses if you have an infection. Talk with healthcare provider.
You can get sunburned more easily. Use sunscreen; wear protective clothing and eyewear.
Tell healthcare provider if you are allergic to any medicine. Make sure to tell about the allergy and how it affected you. This includes telling about rash; hives; itching; shortness of breath; wheezing; cough; swelling of face, lips, tongue, throat; or any other symptoms involved.
Tell healthcare provider if you are pregnant or plan on getting pregnant.
Do not use if you are breast-feeding.

Oral:
- Headache. Mild pain medicine may help.
- Dizziness is common. Avoid driving, doing other tasks or activities that require you to be alert until you see how this medicine affects you.
- Belly pain and cramps.
- Nausea or vomiting. Small frequent meals, frequent mouth care, sucking hard candy, or chewing gum may help.
Diarrhea. Yogurt, Bifidobacterium bifidum , or Lactobacillus acidophilus may help. These products are available at health food stores or in some pharmacies.
Eye:
- Crusting of eyelid, feeling as if something is in your eye.
- Redness or bitter taste in your mouth.

Signs of a life-threatening reaction. These include wheezing; tightness in the chest; fever; itching; bad cough; blue skin color; fits; swelling of face, lips, tongue, or throat.
Pain in back of the ankle. The part called the Achilles tendon.
Any rash.
No improvement in condition or feeling worse.

Store tablets/solution in a tight, light-resistant container at room temperature.
Store eye solution at room temperature.

Do not share your medicine with others and do not take anyone else's medicine.
Keep all medicine out of the reach of children and pets.
Keep a list of all your medicines (prescription, herbal/supplements, vitamins, over-the-counter) with you. Give this list to healthcare provider (doctor, nurse, pharmacist, physician assistant).
Talk with healthcare provider before starting any new medicine, including over-the-counter or natural products (herbs, vitamins).