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Chinese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics ›› 2015, Vol. 20 ›› Issue (5): 597-600.

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Development of moxifloxacin in treating community-acquired pneumonia

ZHU Wen-jing1, CUI Wei-hua1, WANG Shao-hua1, ZHANG Yuan-yuan1, GAO Ji-jun2   

  1. 1 Qingdao Municipal Hospital,Qingdao 266011,Shandong,China;
    2 Central Hospital in Lijin County,Dongying 257400,Shandong,China
  • Received:2013-02-21 Revised:2014-03-29 Published:2015-06-11

Abstract: Community-acquired pneumonia(CAP), the inflammation of lung parenchyma, is one of the common infectious disease threaten human health. Moxifloxacin is the fourth-generation fluoroquinolone, usually used to treat CAP. Moxifloxacin holds extensive promise for clinical application because of the high antibacterial activity, low incidences of adverse effect and well tolerated. This article summarizes pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and safety of Moxifloxacin to provide reference for its reasonable application.

Key words: moxifloxacin, community-acquired pneumonia, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, safety

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