Seizures associated with levofloxacin: case presentation and literature review.
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Bellon A, Perez-Garcia G, Coverdale JH, Chacko RC
Seizures associated with levofloxacin: case presentation and literature review.
Eur J Clin Pharmacol. 2009 Oct;65(10):959-62. doi: 10.1007/s00228-009-0717-5. Epub 2009 Aug 26.
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PURPOSE: We present a case of a patient who developed seizures shortly after initiating treatment with levofloxacin and to discuss the potential drug-drug interactions related to the inhibition of cytochrome P450 (CYP) 1A2 in this case, as well as in other cases, of levofloxacin-induced seizures. METHODS: Several biomedical databases were searched including MEDLINE, Cochrane and Ovid. The main search terms utilized were case report and levofloxacin. The search was limited to studies published in English. RESULTS: Six cases of levofloxacin-induced seizures have been reported in the literature. Drug-drug interactions related to the inhibition of CYP1A2 by levofloxacin are likely involved in the clinical outcome of these cases. CONCLUSIONS: Clinicians are exhorted to pay close attention when initiating levofloxacin therapy in patients taking medications with epileptogenic properties that are CYP1A2 substrates.