Moxifloxacin (Intravenous Route)

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Side Effects

Along with its needed effects, a medicine may cause some unwanted effects. Although not all of these side effects may occur, if they do occur they may need medical attention.

Check with your doctor or nurse immediately if any of the following side effects occur:

• Abdominal or stomach cramps
• Abdominal or stomach tenderness
• Black, tarry stools
• Bleeding gums
• Bleeding, blistering, burning, coldness, discoloration of the skin, feeling of pressure, hives, infection, inflammation, itching, lumps, numbness, pain, rash, redness, scarring, soreness, stinging, swelling, tenderness, tingling, ulceration, or warmth at the injection site
• Blisters
• Bloating or swelling of the face, arms, hands, lower legs, or feet
• Blood in the urine or stools
• Blurred vision
• Bone pain
• Burning, crawling, itching, numbness, prickling, "pins and needles", or tingling feelings
• Chest pain
• Chills
• Clay-colored stools
• Cough
• Crying
• Dark urine
• Diarrhea, watery and severe, which may also be bloody
• Difficult or labored breathing
• Difficulty with moving
• Difficulty with swallowing
• Discouragement
• Dizziness, faintness, or lightheadedness when getting up suddenly from a lying or sitting position
• Dry mouth
• Excessive muscle tone
• Fainting
• Fast, irregular, pounding, or racing heartbeat or pulse
• Feeling of unreality
• Feeling of warmth or heat
• Feeling sad or empty
• Fever
• Flushed, dry skin
• Flushing or redness of the skin, especially on the face and neck
• Fruit-like breath odor
• Headache
• Hyperventilation
• Increased hunger
• Increased sensitivity of the skin to sunlight
• Increased thirst
• Increased urination
• Irregular heartbeat recurrent
• Irritability
• Itching
• Joint pain, stiffness, or swelling
• Lack of coordination
• Loss of appetite
• Loss of interest or pleasure
• Lower back, side, or stomach pain
• Mood or mental changes
• Muscle aching or cramping
• Muscle pains or stiffness
• Muscle tension or tightness
• Nausea or vomiting
• Nervousness
• Noisy breathing
• Pain
• Pain in the pelvis
• Pain, warmth, or burning in the fingers, toes, and legs
• Painful or difficult urination
• Painful, swollen joints
• Pale skin
• Palpitations
• Pinpoint red spots on the skin
• Pounding in the ears
• Problems with speech or speaking
• Problems with vision or hearing
• Quick to react or overreact emotionally
• Rapid weight gain
• Rapidly changing moods
• Redness or other discoloration of the skin
• Restlessness
• Seeing, hearing, or feeling things that are not there
• Seizures
• Sensation of the skin burning
• Sense of detachment from self or body
• Severe sunburn
• Shakiness in the legs, arms, hands, or feet
• Shortness of breath
• Skin rash
• Sore throat
• Sores, ulcers, or white spots on the lips or in the mouth
• Sweating
• Swelling of the feet or lower legs
• Swelling or puffiness of the face
• Swollen glands
• Tightness in the chest
• Tingling of the hands or feet
• Tiredness
• Trouble concentrating
• Trouble sleeping
• Troubled breathing with exertion
• Unexplained weight loss
• Unpleasant breath odor
• Unusual bleeding or bruising
• Unusual tiredness or weakness
• Unusual weight gain or loss
• Vomiting of blood
• Wheezing
• Yellow eyes or skin

• Blistering, peeling, or loosening of the skin
• Change in the ability to see colors, especially blue or yellow
• Confusion as to time, place, or person
• Difficulty in chewing or talking
• Double vision
• Drooping eyelids
• Eye pain
• General feeling of tiredness or weakness
• Hives
• Hoarseness
• Irregular or slow heart rate
• Large, hive-like swelling on the face, eyelids, lips, tongue, throat, hands, legs, feet, or sex organs
• Light-colored stools
• Muscle weakness
• No blood pressure or pulse
• Puffiness or swelling of the eyelids or around the eyes, face, lips or tongue
• Red, irritated eyes
• Red skin lesions, often with a purple center
• Severe headache
• Severe tiredness
• Stomach pain, continuing
• Stopping of heart
• Unconsciousness
• Unusual excitement, nervousness, or restlessness

Some side effects may occur that usually do not need medical attention. These side effects may go away during treatment as your body adjusts to the medicine. Also, your health care professional may be able to tell you about ways to prevent or reduce some of these side effects. Check with your health care professional if any of the following side effects continue or are bothersome or if you have any questions about them:

• Acid or sour stomach
• Bad, unusual, or unpleasant (after) taste
• Belching
• Burning feeling in the chest or stomach
• Change in sense of smell
• Change in taste
• Changes in vision
• Continuing ringing or buzzing or other unexplained noise in the ears
• Difficulty having a bowel movement (stool)
• Excess air or gas in the stomach or intestines
• Fear or nervousness
• Feeling of constant movement of self or surroundings
• Full feeling
• General feeling of discomfort or illness
• Hearing loss
• Heartburn
• Impaired vision
• Indigestion
• Itching of the vagina or genital area
• Lack or loss of strength
• Loss of memory
• Pain during sexual intercourse
• Passing of gas
• Problems with memory
• Redness, swelling, or soreness of the tongue
• Sensation of spinning
• Sleepiness or unusual drowsiness
• Sleeplessness
• Sore mouth or tongue
• Stomach discomfort, upset, or pain
• Swelling or inflammation of the mouth
• Thick, white vaginal discharge with no odor or with a mild odor
• Unable to sleep
• Vaginal yeast infection
• White patches in the mouth and/or on the tongue

Other side effects not listed may also occur in some patients. If you notice any other effects, check with your healthcare professional.

Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to the FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.

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