Last update Nov. 21, 2020
Likely Compatibility
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Prulifloxacin in other languages or writings:
Main tradenames from several countries containing Prulifloxacin in its composition:
Variable | Value | Unit |
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Molecular weight | 462 | daltons |
Protein Binding | 41 - 59 | % |
VD | 17.6 | l/Kg |
pKa | 6.03 | - |
Tmax | 1 | hours |
T½ | 10 - 12 | hours |
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Fluoroquinolone antibacterial with actions and uses similar to those of ciprofloxacin.
Indicated in the treatment of lower urinary tract infections, chronic bronchitis and bacterial rhinosinusitis.
Oral or intravenous administration once a day.
Since the last update we have not found any published data on its excretion in breast milk.
Its pharmacokinetic characteristics (large volume of distribution, moderately elevated molecular weight and low pKa) make it very unlikely its excretion into breast milk in significant amounts
Intestinal absorption decreases with the simultaneous administration of calcium-containing products, such as breast milk (Giannarini 2009).
Structurally similar Quinolone-related medication has been used in neonates and infants without known side effects (Newby 2017, Dutta 2006, Belet 2004, Drossou 2004, van den Oever 1998, Gürpinar 1997). There are excreted tiny amounts into breast milk and absorption through the child’s gut may be interfered by calcium in the milk (Fleiss 1992, Neuvonen 1991).
Until there is more published data on this drug in relation to breastfeeding, safer known alternatives with a safer pharmacokinetic profile for breastfeeding may be preferable, especially in the neonatal period and in case of prematurity.
Should it be prescribed to a nursing mother Norfloxacine, Ofloxacine and Ciprofloxacine are to be chosen since they have shown a lowest excretion into the milk (Butler 2014).
The possibility of transient gastroenteritis due to alteration of the intestinal flora in infants whose mothers take antibiotics should be taken into account (Briggs 2017, Ito 1993).
Unreasonably prolonged or repetitive use of antibiotics is harmful to health.
Due to the publication of reports of serious or potentially serious side effects in patients treated with fluoroquinolones, several health authorities propose restricting their indiscriminate outpatient use and reserving them for certain serious diseases (EMA 2018, FDA 2016).