Side Effects:

Common Nausea, Diarrhoea, Allergic reaction.

Expert advice for Levowok Tablet
Your doctor has prescribed Levowok to cure your infection and improve symptoms. Do not skip any doses and finish the full course of treatment even if you feel better. Discontinue Levowok and inform your doctor immediately if you get a rash, itchy skin, swelling of face and mouth, or have difficulty in breathing. Diarrhea may occur as a side effect but should stop when your course is complete. Inform your doctor if it doesn't stop or if you find blood in your stools. Notify your doctor if you feel pain in your tendons, numbness, or tingling sensations. Inform your doctor if you are pregnant or planning to conceive or breastfeeding.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. What is Levowok?
Levowok is a quinolone antibiotic. It works by killing the bacteria that cause infections in your body. It can be used to treat infections of the sinuses, lungs, urinary tract, including your kidneys or bladder, prostate gland and skin and soft tissue.

Q. Can I take Levowok with prednisone?
Levowok and prednisone when taken together may increase the risk of tendon rupture (a tendon is a cord that joins your muscle to your bones). If you experience pain and inflammation in your tendons or ligaments, which could lead to rupture, stop taking Levowok immediately and talk to your doctor. Always consult your doctor before taking the two medicines together.

Q. Is Levowok a narcotic substance?
No, Levowok is not a narcotic substance. It is a quinolone antibiotic.

Q. Can I take Levowok with loratadine?
Levowok can be taken with loratadine. No drug-drug interactions have been seen between the two. However, interactions can occur. Please consult your doctor before taking the two medicines together.

Q. Can I take Levowok with esomeprazole?
Levowok can be taken with esomeprazole. No drug-drug interactions have been seen between the two. However, interactions can occur. Please consult your doctor before taking the two medicines together.

Q. Does Levowok affect birth control?
Levowok can be taken with birth control pills (oral contraceptive pills). No drug-drug interactions have been reported between them. However, interactions can occur. Talk to a doctor to confirm whether you need to use extra precaution while taking Levowok with birth control pills.

Q. Can I take Levowok for a tooth infection?
Levowok is not used to treat tooth infection. If you think you have a tooth infection, talk to a doctor and start antibiotics only as advised, do not start antibiotics on your own.

Q. Can I take Levowok for streptococcal throat infection?
Levowok is active against streptococcus bacteria and can be used for the treatment of a streptococcal sore throat. If you think you have a sore throat infection, talk to a doctor and start antibiotics only as advised, do not start antibiotics on your own.

Q. Is Levowok same as ciprofloxacin?
Levowok and ciprofloxacin are two different antibiotics, however, they belong to the same class of quinolone antibiotics. Levowok is as effective as ciprofloxacin for treating complicated urinary tract infections. In men with chronic bacterial prostatitis treated for 28 days, oral Levowok 500mg once daily achieved similar clinical and bacteriological response rates to oral ciprofloxacin 500mg twice daily. Levowok is more active against Gram-positive organisms than ciprofloxacin. Ciprofloxacin is an economical alternative and Levowok is active against many bacteria but can cause damage to your tendons. So, it is advisable that you must talk to a doctor for the right choice of antibiotics for your infections.

Q. Can I take Levowok for tonsillitis?
Levowok is not indicated for the treatment of tonsillitis. If you think you have tonsillitis, talk to a doctor and start antibiotics only as advised, do not start antibiotics on your own.

Q. Can I take Levowok with guaifenesin?
Levowok can be taken with guaifenesin. No drug-drug interactions have been seen between the two. However, interactions can occur. Please consult your doctor before taking the two medicines together.

Q. Can I take Levowok with paracetamol?
Levowok can be taken with paracetamol. No drug-drug interactions have been seen between the two. However, interactions can occur. Please consult your doctor before taking the two medicines together.

Q. Does Levowok contain sulfa?
Levowok does not contain sulfa. It belongs to a group of medicines called quinolone antibiotics.

Q. Does Levowok cover methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)?
Levowok does not cover methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Also, MRSA is very likely to have co-resistance to quinolones, including Levowok.

Q. Does Levowok expire?
Yes, like any other medicine, Levowok has an expiry date. Please check the expiry date mentioned on the pack before taking the medicine.

Q. Does Levowok treat bacterial vaginosis?
Levowok is not used to treat bacterial vaginosis. If you think you have bacterial vaginosis, talk to a doctor and start antibiotics only as advised, do not start antibiotics on your own.

Q. Does Levowok cause dry mouth?
Levowok does not cause dry mouth. Talk to your doctor if you experience dry mouth while taking Levowok as it could be due to some other underlying condition.

Q. Is Levowok safe to use?
Levowok is safe if used at prescribed doses for the prescribed duration as advised by the doctor.

Q. Is Levowok penicillin?
Levowok is not a penicillin. It belongs to a group of medicines called quinolone antibiotics.

Q. Is Levowok a steroid?
Levowok is not a steroid. It belongs to a group of medicines called quinolone antibiotics.

Q. Is Levowok a quinolone?
Yes, Levowok belongs to a group of medicines called quinolone antibiotics.