A case report from Nepalese community pharmacy on levofloxacin induced severe abdominal pain

A 46-year-old female patient developed severe abdominal pain shortly after taking levofloxacin, 1000mg for acute bacterial sinusitis. The pain started after taking the first dose of levofloxacin and became worse after the second dose. The patient was unable to do daily physical activities. The pain...

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Main Author: Bhuvan, K.C. (author)
Other Authors: ALrasheedy, Alian A. (author), Ibrahim, Mohamed Izham Mohamed (author)
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsps.2013.04.006
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1319016413000443
http://hdl.handle.net/10576/4786
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K.C. Bhuvan, Alian A. ALrasheedy, Mohamed Izham Mohamed Ibrahim, "A case report from Nepalese community pharmacy on levofloxacin induced severe abdominal pain," Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal, Volume 21, Issue 3, July 2013, Pages 323-325.
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description A 46-year-old female patient developed severe abdominal pain shortly after taking levofloxacin, 1000mg for acute bacterial sinusitis. The pain started after taking the first dose of levofloxacin and became worse after the second dose. The patient was unable to do daily physical activities. The pain resolved upon discontinuation of levofloxacin and symptomatic therapy. Other factors that may cause abdominal pain were ruled out. This case is of interest as it documents severe abdominal pain due to levofloxacin requiring discontinuation of therapy and describes its appropriate management. In addition, it highlights the vital role that community pharmacists could play in managing adverse drug reactions (ADRs) and preventing potential Drug Related Problems (DRPs).
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spelling A case report from Nepalese community pharmacy on levofloxacin induced severe abdominal painBhuvan, K.C.ALrasheedy, Alian A.Ibrahim, Mohamed Izham MohamedAbdominal painCommunity pharmacistLevofloxacinNepalA 46-year-old female patient developed severe abdominal pain shortly after taking levofloxacin, 1000mg for acute bacterial sinusitis. The pain started after taking the first dose of levofloxacin and became worse after the second dose. The patient was unable to do daily physical activities. The pain resolved upon discontinuation of levofloxacin and symptomatic therapy. Other factors that may cause abdominal pain were ruled out. This case is of interest as it documents severe abdominal pain due to levofloxacin requiring discontinuation of therapy and describes its appropriate management. In addition, it highlights the vital role that community pharmacists could play in managing adverse drug reactions (ADRs) and preventing potential Drug Related Problems (DRPs).Open Access funded by King Saud UniversityElsevier2016-09-27T09:27:56Z2013-07Articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsps.2013.04.006K.C. Bhuvan, Alian A. ALrasheedy, Mohamed Izham Mohamed Ibrahim, "A case report from Nepalese community pharmacy on levofloxacin induced severe abdominal pain," Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal, Volume 21, Issue 3, July 2013, Pages 323-325.13190164http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1319016413000443http://hdl.handle.net/10576/4786323-325321enhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:qspace.qu.edu.qa:10576/47862024-07-23T15:51:28Z
spellingShingle A case report from Nepalese community pharmacy on levofloxacin induced severe abdominal pain
Bhuvan, K.C.
Abdominal pain
Community pharmacist
Levofloxacin
Nepal
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title A case report from Nepalese community pharmacy on levofloxacin induced severe abdominal pain
title_full A case report from Nepalese community pharmacy on levofloxacin induced severe abdominal pain
title_fullStr A case report from Nepalese community pharmacy on levofloxacin induced severe abdominal pain
title_full_unstemmed A case report from Nepalese community pharmacy on levofloxacin induced severe abdominal pain
title_short A case report from Nepalese community pharmacy on levofloxacin induced severe abdominal pain
title_sort A case report from Nepalese community pharmacy on levofloxacin induced severe abdominal pain
topic Abdominal pain
Community pharmacist
Levofloxacin
Nepal
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsps.2013.04.006
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1319016413000443
http://hdl.handle.net/10576/4786