Drug reference
prulifloxacin
Quinolone · Antibacterial
QuinoloneAntibacterialATC null
CDSCO approved
EXCRETION
—
not curated
INTERACTIONS
—
none in our sources
PREGNANCY
X
FDA category + note
Mechanism
null
Indications
acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitisuncomplicated or complicated UTI
Dosing
- Adult
- 600 mg OD (single dose in uncomplicated lower UTI; upto 10 days treatment for complicated UTI and bronchitis)
Pharmacokinetics
Half-life
10–12 hr
Metabolism
rapidly converted to ulifloxacin during first pass metabolism
Excretion
Ulifloxacin excreted primarily unchanged in urine
Side effects
Common
gastrointestinal disturbancesCNS disturbancesurticariaphotosensitivity
Serious
- blood dyscrasias (rare)
- renal toxicity (rare)
Pregnancy & lactation
Pregnancy
X
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Sources: KD Tripathi 7e·Verified: 2026-05-10 · House clinical team