Tequin

Active Ingredient(s): Gatifloxacin
FDA Approved: * December 17, 1999
Pharm Company: * BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB
Category: Antibiotics

Gatifloxacin (brand names Gatiflo, Tequin, and Zymar) is an antibiotic of the fourth-generation fluoroquinolone family,[1] that like other members of that family, inhibits the bacterial enzymes DNA gyrase and topoisomerase IV. It was patented in 1986 and approved for medical use in 1999.[2] Contents 1 Side effects 2 Contraindications 3 Society and culture 3.1 Availability 3.2 Brand names 4 References Side effects A Canadian study published in the New ... [wikipedia]

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