• Diarrhoea
  • Dysentery
  • Giardiasis
  • Amoebiasis

Dose: 1 tab BD *5/7

  • Tablet:
    • 250mg/500mg
  • To be taken with a lot of water

Levofloxacin: Fluoroquinolone. It inhibits DNA gyrase (topoisomerase II) and topoisomerase IV activity necessary bacterial DNA synthesis. This in turn promotes breakage of DNA strand.

Ornidazole: Nitroimidazole. It inhibits the growth of protozoa by interacting with the DNA of the micro-organism and inhibiting the protein synthesis, thereby leading to death of the micro-organism.

  • Nausea
  • Loss of appetite
  • Constipation
  • Diarrhoea
  • Trouble sleeping
  • Dizziness
  • Headache
  • Hypersensitivity to class/components
  • History of epilepsy especially those using NSAIDs
  • During pregnancy and breast feeding
  • <18 years
  • Prolonged QT intervals
  • Kidney disease
  • Colitis
  • Escitalopram
  • Corticosteroids
  • Ethinyl Estradiol
  • Warfarin
  • Alcohol

                                   Drug Status

Availability Prescription only
Pregnancy Contraindicated
Breastfeeding Contraindicated
Schedule Not controlled
BRAND NAME STRENGTH FORMULATION PACK SIZE MANUFACTURER DISTRIBUTOR
Levo OZ 250mg/500mg Tablet 10’s Medisel Kenya Medisel Kenya
Levostal-O 250mg/500mg Tablet 100’s Stallion Labs C/O Medox Medox Pharma