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                                                                Synonyms: DR-3355 | Levaquin® | Quinsair®
                                 levofloxacin is an approved drug (FDA (1996), EMA (2015)) Compound class: 
                                                            Synthetic organic
                                 
                                    
                                        Comment: Levofloxacin is a broad-spectrum, third-generation fluoroquinolone antibacterial.
                                    
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| Classification  | |
| Compound class | Synthetic organic | 
| Approved drug? | Yes. EU EMA (2015) | US FDA (1996) | 
| WHO Essential Medicine | WHO Essential Medicines List (EML) (23rd List, 2023). Access PDF version. Click to view more information about the WHO Model Lists of Essential Medicines. | 
| International Nonproprietary Names  | |
| INN number | INN | 
| 6708 | levofloxacin | 
| Synonyms  | 
| DR-3355 | Levaquin® | Quinsair® | 
| Database Links  | |
| Specialist databases | |
| Antibiotic DB   | Levofloxacin | 
| Other databases | |
| CAS Registry No. | 100986-85-4 (source: PubChem) | 
| ChEMBL Ligand | CHEMBL33 | 
| DrugBank Ligand | DB01137 | 
| DrugCentral Ligand | 1569 | 
| GtoPdb PubChem SID | 405560352 | 
| PubChem CID | 149096 | 
| RCSB PDB Ligand | LFX | 
| Search Google for chemical match using the InChIKey | GSDSWSVVBLHKDQ-JTQLQIEISA-N | 
| Search Google for chemicals with the same backbone | GSDSWSVVBLHKDQ | 
| Search PubMed clinical trials | levofloxacin | 
| Search PubMed titles | levofloxacin | 
| Search PubMed titles/abstracts | levofloxacin | 
| UniChem Compound Search for chemical match using the InChIKey | GSDSWSVVBLHKDQ-JTQLQIEISA-N | 
| UniChem Connectivity Search for chemical match using the InChIKey | GSDSWSVVBLHKDQ-JTQLQIEISA-N | 
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                                                                           Levofloxacin (links to external site) Cat. No. HY-B0330 
                                                                           
                                                                           Levofloxacin (Standard) (links to external site) Cat. No. HY-B0330R |