Norfloxacin

In some countries, this medicine may only be approved for veterinary use.

In the US, Norfloxacin (norfloxacin systemic) is a member of the drug class quinolones and is used to treat Bladder Infection, Campylobacter Gastroenteritis, Epididymitis - Non-Specific, Gonococcal Infection - Uncomplicated, Kidney Infections, Prostatitis, Salmonella Enteric Fever, Salmonella Gastroenteritis, Shigellosis, Small Bowel Bacterial Overgrowth, Traveler's Diarrhea and Urinary Tract Infection.

US matches:

• Norfloxacin


• Norfloxacin ophthalmic

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

J01MA06,S01AX12

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0070458-96-7

Chemical Formula

C16-H18-F-N3-O3

Molecular Weight

319

Therapeutic Category

Antibacterial: Gyrase inhibitor

Chemical Name

3-Quinolinecarboxylic acid, 1-ethyl-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-7-(1-piperazinyl)-

Foreign Names

• Norfloxacinum (Latin)
• Norfloxacin (German)
• Norfloxacine (French)
• Norfloxacino (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Norfloxacin (OS: USAN, JAN, BAN)
• Norfloxacina (OS: DCIT)
• Norfloxacine (OS: DCF)
• AM 715 (IS: Kyorin)
• MK 0366 (IS)
• Norfloxacin (PH: BP 2010, Ph. Eur. 6, USP 32, JP XIV)
• Norfloxacine (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Norfloxacinum (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Norfloxacin pivoxil (IS)

Brand Names

• Alenbit
  Chrispa, Greece



• Ambigram
  Bussié, Colombia; Bussié, Dominican Republic; Bussié, Guatemala; Bussié, Honduras; Bussié, Nicaragua; Bussié, Panama; Bussié, El Salvador



• Amicrobin
  Quimifar, Spain



• Ampliron
  Roemmers, Peru



• Apiflox
  Amman Pharmaceutical Industries Co., Oman



• Apirol
  Merck Sharp & Dohme, Israel



• Apo-Norflox
  Apotex, Canada; Apotex, Guyana



• Arrow Norfloxacin
  Arrow, New Zealand



• Asudufe
  Yoshindo, Japan



• Azo Uroflam
  Sherfarma, Peru



• Baccidal
  Kyorin, Japan



• Bacfamil
  Nisshin Seiyaku - Yamagata, Japan



• Bacteriotal
  Mediproducts, Guatemala; Mediproducts, Nicaragua; Mediproducts, El Salvador



• Bactracid
  Apogepha, Germany



• Bafurokisaru
  Tsuruhara Seiyaku, Japan



• Barazan
  Teofarma, Germany



• Barocul
  Nagase Iyakuhin, Japan



• Basteen
  Zensei Yakuhin, Japan



• Baxicin
  Taiwan Biotech, Taiwan



• Bexinor
  Beacons, Singapore



• Bio Tarbun
  Duncan, Argentina



• Biofloxin
  Biochem, India



• Biscolet
  Fuji Yakuhin, Japan



• Blemalart
  Choseido Pharmaceutical, Japan



• Chemmart Norfloxacin
  Apotex, Australia



• Chibroxin
  Merck, United Arab Emirates; Merck, Bahrain; Merck, Egypt; Merck, Iraq; Merck, Iran; Merck, Jordan; Merck, Kuwait; Merck, Peru; Merck, Qatar; Merck, Saudi Arabia; Merck, Sudan; Merck, Syria; Merck, Yemen; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Poland; MSD, Lebanon; Thea, Spain; Théa, Germany



• Chibroxine
  Merck Sharp & Dohme, Bahrain; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Sri Lanka; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Tunisia; Théa, France



• Chibroxol
  Laboratoires Théa, Netherlands; Thea, Luxembourg; Thea, Portugal



• CO Norfloxacin
  Cobalt, Canada



• Constilax
  Bros, Greece



• Danilon
  Biotech, Venezuela



• Effectsal
  Shin Poong, Singapore



• Epinor
  E.I.P.I.C.O., Romania



• Esclebin
  Alacan, Spain



• Espeden
  Qualigen, Spain



• Fada Norfloxacina
  Fada, Argentina



• Firin
  Schwarz, Germany



• Flobarl
  Mylan Pharmaceutical, Japan



• Flocidal
  VPP, Taiwan



• Flossac
  Caber, Italy



• Flox
  Hexal, Brazil



• Floxacin
  Medix, Mexico; Stada, Austria



• Floxamed
  Unimed, Tunisia



• Floxamicin
  Biotenk, Argentina



• Floxatral
  Austral, Argentina



• Floxatrat
  Luper, Brazil



• Floxen
  Ebewe, Hong Kong



• Floxin
  Be-Tabs Pharmaceuticals, South Africa



• Floxinol
  Millet Roux, Brazil



• Fluseminal
  Anfarm, Greece; Anfarm, Malta; Anfarm Hellas, Romania



• Foxgoria
  Nida, Singapore



• Fulgram
  Labomed, Chile



• GenRX Norfloxacin
  Apotex, Australia



• Grenis
  Genepharm, Greece; Genepharm, Romania



• Gyrablock
  Medochemie, Bahrain; Medochemie, Cyprus; Medochemie, Czech Republic; Medochemie, Iraq; Medochemie, Jordan; Medochemie, Sudan; Medochemie, Singapore; Medochemie, Slovakia; Medochemie, Yemen; Schering, Ethiopia



• H-Norfloxacin
  Helcor, Romania



• Janacin
  Biolab, Hong Kong



• Lemorcan
  Leovan, Greece



• Lexiflox
  Duopharma, Hong Kong



• Lexinor
  AstraZeneca, Philippines; AstraZeneca, Thailand



• Lorcamin
  Coup, Greece



• Loxone
  Brown & Burk, Sri Lanka; Brown & Burk, Myanmar



• Mariotton
  Tsuruhara Seiyaku, Japan



• Memento NF
  Merck, Argentina



• Menorox (veterinary use)
  Ceva Animal Health, South Africa



• Microxin
  Rayere, Mexico



• Mitatonin
  Kyorin Rimedio, Japan



• N.F.S.
  Chen Ho, Taiwan



• Naflox
  Farmigea, Italy



• Nalion
  Sandoz, Spain



• Negaflox
  Cadila, Eritrea; Cadila, Kenya; Cadila, Sri Lanka; Cadila, Nigeria; Cadila, Tanzania; Cadila, Uganda; Cadila, Zambia; Cadila, Zimbabwe; Zydus Cadila, Myanmar



• Negalflex
  Cadila Health Care, Ethiopia



• Neofloxin
  Alexandria Company, Ethiopia



• N-Flox
  LCG, Peru



• Niterat
  Apotecarium, Colombia



• Noflo
  Banyu Seiyaku, Japan



• Nofloxan
  Nichi-Iko PharmaceuticalJMA, Japan



• Nofocin
  Srbolek, Serbia



• Nofxan
  Taisho Yakuhin, Japan



• Nolicin
  Krka, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Krka, Czech Republic; Krka, Estonia; Krka, Georgia; Krka, Croatia (Hrvatska); Krka, Hungary; Krka, Lithuania; Krka, Latvia; Krka, Poland; Krka, Romania; Krka, Serbia; Krka, Russian Federation; Krka, Slovenia; Krka, Slovakia



• Noprose
  California, Colombia



• Nor
  Intas Pharmaceuticals, Ethiopia



• Noracin
  Bosnalijek, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Saiph, Tunisia



• Norax
  United Pharmaceutical, United Arab Emirates; United Pharmaceutical, Bahrain; United Pharmaceutical, Iraq; United Pharmaceutical, Jordan; United Pharmaceutical, Libya; United Pharmaceutical, Qatar; United Pharmaceutical, Saudi Arabia; United Pharmaceutical, Sudan; United Pharmaceutical, Yemen



• Noraxin
  Standard, Taiwan



• Norbactin
  Ranbaxy, Sri Lanka; Ranbaxy, Lithuania; Ranbaxy, Latvia; Ranbaxy, Oman; Ranbaxy, Peru; Ranbaxy, Singapore; Solus, India



• Norcozine
  Iwaki Seiyaku, Japan



• Norfacin
  Shreya, Russian Federation



• Norfen
  Cadila, Eritrea; Cadila, Kenya; Cadila, Nigeria; Cadila, Tanzania; Cadila, Uganda; Cadila, Zambia; Cadila, Zimbabwe; Cadila Health Care, Ethiopia



• Norflocin-Mepha
  Mepha Pharma, Switzerland



• Norflodal
  CCPC, Taiwan



• Norflogen
  Genamerica, Ecuador



• Norflohexal
  Hexal, Germany; Sandoz, Australia



• Norflok
  Inkeysa, Spain; Inkeysa, Latvia



• Norflol
  Oriental, Argentina



• Norflomax
  Generifar, Nicaragua



• Norflosal
  TAD, Germany; TAD, Luxembourg



• Norflostad
  Eurogenerics, Luxembourg



• Norflox
  Biomedica Foscama, Italy; Cipla, India; Cipla, Latvia; Cipla, Oman; Cipla, Romania



• Norflox-1A Pharma
  1A Pharma, Germany



• Norfloxacin AbZ
  AbZ, Germany



• Norfloxacin Adico
  Adico Pharma, Switzerland



• Norfloxacin AL
  Aliud, Germany



• Norfloxacin Helvepharm
  Helvepharm, Switzerland



• Norfloxacin Heumann
  Heumann, Germany



• Norfloxacin Krka
  Krka, Sweden



• Norfloxacin Sandoz
  Sandoz, Austria; Sandoz, Finland; Sandoz, Sweden



• Norfloxacin STADA
  Stada, Germany; Stada, Sweden



• Norfloxacin
  Antibiotice, Romania; GAMA, Georgia; Genepharm, Australia; Kwang Mayung Pharma, Ethiopia; Laropharm, Romania



• Norfloxacina ABC
  ABC, Italy



• Norfloxacina Actavis
  Actavis, Italy



• Norfloxacina Alter
  Alter, Italy



• Norfloxacina Best
  Best, Colombia



• Norfloxacina Cinfa
  Cinfa, Portugal



• Norfloxacina Craveri
  Craveri, Argentina



• Norfloxacina EG
  EG, Italy



• Norfloxacina Fabra
  Fabra, Argentina



• Norfloxacina Jet
  Jet, Italy



• Norfloxacina Klonal
  Klonal, Argentina



• Norfloxacina La Santé
  La Santé, Colombia



• Norfloxacinã LPH
  Labormed Pharma, Romania



• Norfloxacina MK
  McKesson, Ecuador; MK, Colombia



• Norfloxacina Northia
  Northia, Argentina



• Norfloxacina Ratiopharm
  Ratiopharm, Portugal



• Norfloxacina Richet
  Richet, Argentina



• Norfloxacina Sandoz
  Sandoz, Italy



• Norfloxacina
  AZ Pharma, Colombia; Elter - Medicamentos Genéricos, Venezuela; Genéricos Venezolanos, Venezuela; OFA, Venezuela; Spefar, Venezuela; Synthesis, Colombia



• Norfloxacinã
  Arena, Romania



• Norfloxacine A
  Apothecon, Netherlands



• Norfloxacine Actavis
  Actavis, Netherlands



• Norfloxacine Arrow
  Arrow, France



• Norfloxacine Biogaran
  Biogaran, France



• Norfloxacine CF
  Centrafarm, Netherlands



• Norfloxacine CristerS
  CristerS, France



• Norfloxacine EG
  EG Labo, France; Eurogenerics, Belgium



• Norfloxacine Merck
  Mylan, Netherlands



• Norfloxacine Mylan
  Mylan, France



• Norfloxacine PCH
  Pharmachemie, Netherlands



• Norfloxacine Qualimed
  Qualimed, France



• Norfloxacine Ranbaxy
  Ranbaxy, France



• Norfloxacine Ratiopharm
  Ratiopharm, France; Ratiopharm, Netherlands



• Norfloxacine Sandoz
  Sandoz, France; Sandoz, Netherlands



• Norfloxacine Teva
  Teva, Belgium; Teva Santé, France



• Norfloxacine Winthrop
  Sanofi-Aventis, France



• Norfloxacine-EG
  Eurogenerics, Luxembourg



• Norfloxacine-Sandoz
  Sandoz, Luxembourg



• Norfloxacin-Helcor
  Helcor, Hungary



• Norfloxacino Acost
  Acost, Spain



• Norfloxacino Bexal
  Bexal, Spain



• Norfloxacino Cinfa
  Cinfa, Spain



• Norfloxacino Cinfamed
  Cinfa, Spain



• Norfloxacino Fmndtria
  Farmindustria, Peru



• Norfloxacino Generix
  GNR, Spain



• Norfloxacino Genfar
  Genfar, Colombia; Genfar, Ecuador; Genfar, Peru



• Norfloxacino Induquimica
  Induquimica, Peru



• Norfloxacino Iqfarma
  Iqfarma, Peru



• Norfloxacino MF
  Marfan, Peru



• Norfloxacino MK
  Bonima, Belize; Bonima, Costa Rica; Bonima, Dominican Republic; Bonima, Guatemala; Bonima, Honduras; Bonima, Nicaragua; Bonima, Panama; Bonima, El Salvador



• Norfloxacino Normon
  Normon, Costa Rica; Normon, Dominican Republic; Normon, Spain; Normon, Guatemala; Normon, Honduras; Normon, Nicaragua; Normon, Panama; Normon, El Salvador



• Norfloxacino Ranbaxy
  Ranbaxy, Spain



• Norfloxacino Sandoz
  Sandoz, Spain



• Norfloxacino Stada
  Stada, Spain



• Norfloxacino
  Britania, Peru; Farmachif, Peru; Farmo Andina, Peru; G&R, Peru; Hersil, Peru; La Sante, Peru; Labofar, Peru; Pentacoop, Colombia; Pentacoop, Peru; Quilab, Peru; UQP, Peru



• Norfloxacin-ratiopharm
  Ratiopharm, Austria; Ratiopharm, Belgium; Ratiopharm, Germany; Ratiopharm, Finland; Ratiopharm, Hungary; Ratiopharm, Luxembourg



• Norfloxacin-Teva
  Teva Pharma, Switzerland



• Norfloxatin-Ratiopharm
  Ratiopharm, Czech Republic



• Norflox-CT
  CT Arzneimittel, Germany



• Norflox-Sandoz
  Sandoz, Germany



• Norfluxx
  Ruhrpharm, Germany



• Norilet
  Biofarma, Venezuela; Dr Reddys, Sri Lanka; Dr Reddys, Myanmar; Dr. Reddy's, Peru



• Normax
  Ipca, India; Ipca, Sri Lanka; Ipca, Russian Federation



• Norocin
  Vianex / BIANEΞ, Greece



• Noroxin
  Merck, Peru; Merck, United States; Merck Sharp & Dhome, Oman; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Netherlands Antilles; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Argentina; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Australia; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Aruba; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Barbados; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Bahamas; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Belize; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Ethiopia; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Italy; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Jamaica; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Cayman Islands; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Sri Lanka; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Mexico; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Netherlands; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Portugal; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Turkey; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Trinidad & Tobago; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Venezuela; Merck Sharp & Dome, Dominican Republic; MSD, Switzerland; Sharp Dohme, Spain; Thea, Iceland



• Noroxine
  Finadiet, Argentina; Merck Sharp & Dohme, France



• Norsol
  Finadiet, Argentina; Sandoz, Switzerland



• Norzen
  FDC, Sri Lanka



• Notler
  Sandoz, Japan



• Noxacin
  Gentle, Taiwan; Wakamoto, Japan



• Nufloxib
  Alphapharm, Australia



• Oranor
  AF, Mexico



• Ovinol
  Norma, Greece



• Parcetin
  Denver, Argentina



• Pharex Norfloxacin
  Pascual, Philippines



• Pistofil
  Rafarm, Greece



• Renor
  Aurobindo Pharma, Ethiopia



• Renoxacin
  B&G, Italy



• Respexil
  Merck Sharp & Dohme, Brazil



• Rexacin
  Unison, Myanmar; Unison, Thailand



• Ritromine
  Hexa, Argentina



• Roxin
  Sigma, Australia



• Sebercim
  GlaxoSmithKline, Italy



• Senro
  Biosarto, Spain



• Setanol
  Vilco, Greece



• Shinun
  Tatsumi Kagaku, Japan



• Sinobid
  Biospray, Greece



• Sofasin
  Faran Laboratories, Greece



• Stbanil
  Taiyo Pharmaceutical, Japan



• Steinaclox-Medichrom
  Medichrom, Greece



• Taflox
  Faribérica, Portugal



• Terry White Chemists Norfloxacin
  Apotex, Australia



• Theanorf
  Thea-F, Italy



• Trizolin
  Remedica, Cyprus



• Unasera
  Isei, Japan



• Uricin
  Slaviamed, Serbia



• Uriflox
  Flamingo Pharmacueticals, Ethiopia



• Uritracin
  Biofemme, Philippines



• Uritrat
  Libbs, Brazil



• Urobacid
  Biochemie, United Arab Emirates; Biochemie, Bahrain; Biochemie, Cyprus; Biochemie, Jordan; Biochemie, Kuwait; Biochemie, Lebanon; Biochemie, Qatar; Biochemie, Saudi Arabia; Biochemie, Sudan; Biochemie, Yemen; Novartis, Greece; Sandoz, Philippines



• Urobiotic
  Iqfarma, Peru



• Uroctal
  Almirall, Burkina Faso; Almirall, Benin; Almirall, Congo; Almirall, Cote D'ivoire; Almirall, Cameroon; Almirall, Egypt; Almirall, Spain; Almirall, Gabon; Almirall, Ghana; Almirall, Guinea; Almirall, Madagascar; Almirall, Mali; Almirall, Mauritania; Almirall, Mauritius; Almirall, Niger; Almirall, Oman; Almirall, Senegal; Almirall, Togo; Almirall, Tanzania; Almirall, Zambia; Almirall Prodesfarma, Hong Kong; Boehringer Ingelheim, Sudan; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Kenya



• Urodixil
  Magma, Peru



• Urodol
  Dimerpharma, Peru



• Uroflox
  Bial, Portugal; Farmion, Brazil; Torrent, India; Torrent Pharmaceuticals, Ethiopia



• Urofos
  Panalab, Argentina



• Uro-Linfol
  Omega, Argentina



• Uronovag
  Gobbi, Argentina



• Uro-Plus
  Medco, Peru



• Uroquin
  Bios Peru®, Peru



• Uroseptal
  Bagó, Argentina; Bagó, Ecuador



• Urospes-N
  Specifar, Greece



• Urotem
  Temis-Lostalo, Argentina



• Uroxacin
  Lazar, Argentina



• Uroxin
  Julphar, Oman



• Utibid
  Lupin, Ethiopia



• Uticina
  So.Se., Italy



• Utin-400
  Cipla Medpro, South Africa



• Utinor
  Merck Sharp & Dohme, United Kingdom; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Malta; Neopharmed, Italy



• Vefloxa (veterinary use)
  Formevet, Italy



• Vetamol
  Viofar, Greece



• Wenflox
  Asofarma, Argentina



• Xaflor
  Sawai Seiyaku, Japan



• Xasmun
  VP, Spain



• Zoroxin
  Merck Sharp & Dohme, Austria; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Belgium; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Costa Rica; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Honduras; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Luxembourg; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Nicaragua; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Panama; Merck Sharp & Dohme, El Salvador; Thea, Austria



• Quinabic (veterinary use)
  Novartis Animal Health, South Africa



• Diperflox
  Francia, Italy

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