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Is Ofloxacin Safe For Babies?
Hi, my 2 year old daughter has been suffering with intestinal infection due to which passing watery stools and vomitings sometimes. She was prescribed oflaxacin 5 ml twice a day along with metrogyl 5 ml thrice a day. She is getting better but would like to know if oflaxacin is ok to be given to toddlers? Pls. Help
Tue, 28 Oct 2014
Ofloxacin can have an adverse effect of hampering the division of normal cells of the body while it inhibits the growth of bacteria. It is effective for intestinal infections. Since the adverse effects affect very small number of individuals, ofloxacin is widely used by doctors without any reports of growth retardation. I think that giving this short course would not be problematic for your child. Please complete the course of antibiotics since you have begun it.
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