Levosmart contains a medicine called levofloxacin. This belongs to a group of medicines called antibiotics. Levofloxacin is a ‘quinolone’ antibiotic. It works by killing the bacteria that cause infections in your body.
Levosmart solution for infusion can be used to treat infections of the:
• lungs, in people with pneumonia
• urinary tract, including your kidneys or bladder
• prostate gland, where you have a long lasting infection
• skin and underneath the skin, including muscles. This is sometimes called ‘soft tissue’.
In some special situations, Levosmart may be used to lessen the chances of getting a pulmonary disease named anthrax or worsening of the disease after you are exposed to the bacteria causing anthrax.