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. 1999 May-Jun;10(3):207–238. doi: 10.1155/1999/378394

TABLE 11.

Cost comparison of commercially available fluoroquinolones in Canada*

Fluoroquinolone Daily dosage Acquisition cost per day ($)
Oral
  Norfloxacin 400 mg twice daily 4.36
  Ofloxacin 200–400 mg twice daily 4.14–4.83
  Ciprofloxacin 250–750 mg twice daily 4.44–9.46
  Levofloxacin 250–500 mg once daily 4.44–5.01
  Grepafloxacin 600 mg once daily 5.64
  Trovafloxacin 100–200 mg once daily 4.21–5.23
Intravenous
  Ciprofloxacin 400 mg iv every 12 h 66.00
  Levofloxacin 500 mg iv every 24 h 45.00
  Alatrofloxacin 200–300 mg iv every 24 h 42.87–64.15
*

Based on manufacturers’ listed Canadian price;

Prodrug of trovafloxacin. Bold face indicates a new fluoroquinolone. iv Intravenous