' Levofloxacin' , sold under the brand names Iquix , Levaquin , Oftaquix , Quixin and Tavanic , is a synthetic chemotherapeutic agent used to treat severe and life threatening bacterial infections. more

' Levofloxacin' , sold under the brand names Iquix , Levaquin , Oftaquix , Quixin and Tavanic , is a synthetic chemotherapeutic agent used to treat severe and life threatening bacterial infections. Levofloxacin is commonly referred to as a fluoroquinolone (or quinolone) drug and is a member of the fluoroquinolone class of antibacterials. Levofloxacin is a ?mirror image? or enantiomer of Ofloxacin . Ofloxacin is a racemic mixture of which levofloxacin is the active component. The biologically active enantiomer is sold separately under the chemical name of levofloxacin. less