Norfloxacin is a broad-spectrum antibiotic used to treat certain types of infections, such as urinary tract infections, gastroenteritis or gonorrhea.
Norfloxacin can be purchased from conventional prescription pharmacies in the form of a generic drug or under the trade name Merck Sharp Floxacin.
- The price of Norfloxacin varies between 15 and 40 reais.
- Depending on the brand that markets it and the number of tablets in the product box.
Norfloxacin is indicated for the treatment of urinary tract infections, inflammation of the stomach and intestine caused by bacteria, gonorrhea and typhoid fever, as well as for the prevention of infections in cases of low lymphocyte count.
The way to use Norfloxacin varies according to the problem to be treated and the doctor’s indication, however, the most general guidelines are:
The main side effects of Norfloxacin are nausea, headache, dizziness, hives, heartburn, colic and diarrhea.
Norfloxacin is contraindicating pregnant women, infants and children under the age of 18, as well as patients with hypersensitivity to any of the formula components or quinolonic antibiotics, such as Ciprofloxacin.