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| Trade names | Emrok |
| Other names | (S)-(-)-Nadifloxacin |
| Routes of administration | Parenteral |
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| Formula | C19H21FN2O4 |
| Molar mass | 360.385 g·mol−1 |
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Levonadifloxacin (trade name Emrok) is an antibiotic drug of the fluoroquinolone class. [1] [2] Chemically, it is the (S)-enantiomer of the racemic drug nadifloxacin.
It is approved in India for the treatment of skin and soft tissue infections of Gram-positive bacteria. [3] It is also being studied for potential use against resistant strains of bacteria including Streptococcus pneumoniae , Streptococcus pyogenes , Haemophilus influenzae , and Moraxella catarrhalis . [4]
Levonadifloxacin has poor oral bioavailability. A prodrug of levonadifloxacin with high oral bioavailability, alalevonadifloxacin, has been developed to mitigate this problem. [5]