Avacyn contains the active substance moxifloxacin hydrochloride, which belongs to a group of antibiotics called fluoroquinolones. It works by killing bacteria that cause infection, if it is caused by bacteria that are susceptible to moxifloxacin.
Avacyn is used in adults for treating the following bacterial infections:
• infection of the lungs acquired outside the hospital (community acquired pneumonia);
• infection of the skin and soft tissues.