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LEFALY

LEFAMULIN · by HORIZON

OTHER BETA-LACTAM, CEPHALOSPORINS & PENEMS Pleuromutilin derivative/Antibaterial HORIZON

Composition

Tab 600 mg: Lefamulin 600 mg

Indications & Dosage

Community-acquired bacterial pneumonia (CABP): Adult: 600 mg every 12 hours, at least 1 hour before a meal or 2 hours after a meal, for 5 days.

Contraindications

Moderate or severe hepatic impairment, prolongation of the QT interval, ventricular arrhythmias.

Precautions

Patients with mild hepatic impairment, patients receiving Class IA or Class III antiarrhythmic agents, patients receiving other drugs that prolong the QT interval, such as antipsychotics, tricyclic antidepressants and drugs for seizure disorders. ECG monitoring is recommended during treatment. In patients with renal failure who require dialysis, metabolic disturbances associated with renal failure may lead to QT prolongation.

Interactions

Strong and moderate CYP3A inducers or P-GP inducers, CYP3A inhibitors or P-GP inhibitors, CYP3A4 substrates.

Pregnancy

Avoid

Lactation

Avoid

Side Effects

Diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, hepatic enzyme elevation, aabdominal discomfort, anemia, headache, dizziness, GI disorder, raised LFT, antibiotic associated colitis, hypersensitivity reaction, rash