Common Nausea, Diarrhoea, Allergic reaction.

Expert advice for Piraflox Tablet
Your doctor has prescribed Piraflox 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 Piraflox 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.

Q. What is Piraflox used for?
Piraflox is used to treat bacterial infections of the kidneys or bladder (urinary tract), chest or lungs, male or female sex organs (genital tract) which include gonorrhea, a sexually transmitted infection that can affect both men and women, and skin and soft tissue infections.

Q. Is Piraflox a fluoroquinolone antibiotic?
Piraflox is a fluoroquinolone antibiotic and it works by killing the bacteria (bactericidal) that cause infections.

Q. Is Piraflox an antibiotic?
Piraflox is an antibiotic and it belongs to the group of fluoroquinolones.

Q. Is Piraflox bacteriostatic or bactericidal?
Piraflox is bactericidal (kills bacteria) and shows antibacterial activity against wide range of both gram negative and gram positive micro-organisms.

Q. Is Piraflox a penicillin?
Piraflox is not a penicillin. Piraflox belongs to fluoroquinolone group of antibiotics.

Q. Is Piraflox a painkiller?
Piraflox is not a pain killer. It is a fluoroquinolone antibiotic.

Q. Is Piraflox a sulfa drug?
Piraflox is not a sulfa drug. Piraflox belongs to the group of fluoroquinolone antibiotics.

Q. Does Piraflox contain sulfa?
Piraflox does not contain sulfa. Piraflox belongs to a group of medicines called fluoroquinolone antibiotics.

Q. Does Piraflox affect birth control?
Piraflox does not affect birth control. No interactions have been seen when Piraflox is used with contraceptive pills. However, always talk to your doctor if you are asked to take any medicines when you are also taking birth control pills.

Q. Does Piraflox contain penicillin?
Piraflox does not contain penicillin. Piraflox belongs to fluoroquinolone group of antibiotics.

Q. Does Piraflox treat chlamydia?
Piraflox is active against chlamydia and can be used for treating the chlamydia infections. Please consult your doctor before taking any antibiotics for your infections.

Q. Does Piraflox expire?
Yes, Piraflox does expire. All the medicines come with an expiry date mentioned on the pack. You must check the expiry date before using any medicine.

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

Q. Can I take Piraflox with ibuprofen?
Piraflox when taken with Ibuprofen, can increase the risk of some side effects. There are a few reports of seizures or fits when these ibuprofen has been taken with Piraflox. Please consult your doctor before taking the two medicines together.