Levofloxacin and Zyclara

• Generic Name: levofloxacin
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Levaquin

Levofloxacin is a fluoroquinolone (flor-o-KWIN-o-lone) antibiotic that fights bacteria in the body. Levofloxacin is used to treat different types of bacterial infections. Levofloxacin is also used to treat people who have been exposed to anthrax or certain types of plague.

Fluoroquinolone antibiotics can cause serious or disabling side effects. Levofloxacin should be used only for infections that cannot be treated with a safer antibiotic.

Levofloxacin may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.

• Generic Name: imiquimod topical
• Dosage Forms: cream
• Other Brand Names: Zyclara, Aldara, Zyclara Pump

Zyclara (imiquimod) is an immune response modifier.

Zyclara cream is a prescription medicine used to treat actinic keratosis (a condition caused by too much sun exposure) on the face and scalp of adults who are over 18 years of age.

Zyclara cream is also used to treat genital warts that appear on the outside of the body in adults and children who are at least 12 years old. This medicine is not a cure for genital warts.