What is Baxdela: Uses, Warnings & Interactions

How to take Baxdela

• Missed dose: Less than 8 hours until next dose: Skip the missed dose and go back to your regular dosing schedule.More than 8 hours until next dose: Take it as soon as possible and go back to your regular dosing schedule.

• Your doctor will tell you how much medicine to use. Do not use more than directed.

• This medicine should come with a Medication Guide. Ask your pharmacist for a copy if you do not have one.

• Store the medicine in a closed container at room temperature, away from heat, moisture, and direct light.

• Take all of the medicine in your prescription to clear up your infection, even if you feel better after the first few doses.

• This medicine should come with a Medication Guide. Ask your pharmacist for a copy if you do not have one.

• Store the medicine in a closed container at room temperature, away from heat, moisture, and direct light.

• Missed dose: Less than 8 hours until next dose: Skip the missed dose and go back to your regular dosing schedule.More than 8 hours until next dose: Take it as soon as possible and go back to your regular dosing schedule.

• Take all of the medicine in your prescription to clear up your infection, even if you feel better after the first few doses.

• Your doctor will tell you how much medicine to use. Do not use more than directed.

• This medicine should come with a Medication Guide. Ask your pharmacist for a copy if you do not have one.

• Your doctor may give you a few doses of this medicine until your condition improves. Then you may be switched to an oral medicine that works the same way. Talk to your doctor if you have concerns about this.

• Injection routeYour doctor will prescribe your dose and schedule. This medicine is given through a needle placed in a vein. This medicine must be given slowly, so the needle should stay in place for at least an hour.

• Missed dose: You must use this medicine on a fixed schedule. Call your doctor or pharmacist if you miss a dose.

• Injection routeA nurse or other health provider will give you this medicine.

• Missed dose: You must use this medicine on a fixed schedule. Call your doctor or pharmacist if you miss a dose.

• Injection routeA nurse or other health provider will give you this medicine.

• This medicine should come with a Medication Guide. Ask your pharmacist for a copy if you do not have one.

• Your doctor may give you a few doses of this medicine until your condition improves. Then you may be switched to an oral medicine that works the same way. Talk to your doctor if you have concerns about this.

• Injection routeYour doctor will prescribe your dose and schedule. This medicine is given through a needle placed in a vein. This medicine must be given slowly, so the needle should stay in place for at least an hour.

What to do if you miss a dose of Baxdela

Baxdela contraindications

• This medicine is not right for everyone. Do not use it if you had an allergic reaction to delafloxacin or to similar medicines.

• This medicine is not right for everyone. You should not receive it if you had an allergic reaction to delafloxacin or to similar medicines.

Baxdela warnings

• Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, or if you have kidney disease, myasthenia gravis, diabetes, aortic aneurysm (bulge in the wall of the largest artery), or a history of nerve problems, seizures, brain problems, stroke, or mental illness. Tell your doctor if you have had tendon or joint problems, including rheumatoid arthritis, or if you have received a transplant.

• Keep all medicine out of the reach of children. Never share your medicine with anyone.

• This medicine may cause the following problems:Tendinitis or tendon rupture (which may happen after treatment ends)Nerve damage in the arms or legs, which may become permanentChanges in mood or behavior, seizures, or increased pressure in the headIncreased risk of aortic aneurysmChanges in blood sugar levels

• Call your doctor if your symptoms do not improve or if they get worse.

• Your doctor will do lab tests at regular visits to check on the effects of this medicine. Keep all appointments.

• This medicine may make you dizzy or lightheaded. Do not drive or do anything else that could be dangerous until you know how this medicine affects you.

• This medicine can cause diarrhea. Call your doctor if the diarrhea becomes severe, does not stop, or is bloody. Do not take any medicine to stop diarrhea until you have talked to your doctor. Diarrhea can occur 2 months or more after you stop taking this medicine.

• This medicine may make you dizzy or lightheaded. Do not drive or do anything else that could be dangerous until you know how this medicine affects you.

• Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, or if you have kidney disease, myasthenia gravis, diabetes, aortic aneurysm (bulge in the wall of the largest artery), or a history of nerve problems, seizures, brain problems, stroke, or mental illness. Tell your doctor if you have had tendon or joint problems, including rheumatoid arthritis, or if you have received a transplant.

• This medicine may cause the following problems:Tendinitis or tendon rupture (which may happen after treatment ends)Nerve damage in the arms or legs, which may become permanentChanges in mood or behavior, seizures, or increased pressure in the headIncreased risk of aortic aneurysmChanges in blood sugar levels

• Your doctor will do lab tests at regular visits to check on the effects of this medicine. Keep all appointments.

• This medicine can cause diarrhea. Call your doctor if the diarrhea becomes severe, does not stop, or is bloody. Do not take any medicine to stop diarrhea until you have talked to your doctor. Diarrhea can occur 2 months or more after you stop taking this medicine.

Baxdela interactions

• Some medicines can affect how delafloxacin works. Tell your doctor if you are using diabetes medicine (including glyburide, insulin) or a steroid medicine.

• Some medicines can affect how delafloxacin works. Tell your doctor if you are also using diabetes medicine (including glyburide, insulin) or a steroid medicine.

• Take delafloxacin at least 2 hours before or 6 hours after you take didanosine buffered tablets for oral suspension or the pediatric powder for oral suspension, sucralfate, or antacids, multivitamins, or other products containing aluminum, magnesium, iron, or zinc.