Rufloxacin

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Rufloxacin

Systematic (IUPAC) name
9-Fluoro-10-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)-7-oxo-2,3-dihydro-7H-[1,4]thiazino[2,3,4-ij]quinoline-6-carboxylic acid
Clinical data
AHFS/Drugs.com	International Drug Names
Legal status	Prescription Only
Routes	oral
Identifiers
CAS number	101363-10-4^Y 106017-08-7
ATC code	J01MA10
PubChem	CID 58258
UNII	Y521XM2900^N
ChEMBL	CHEMBL295619^N
Synonyms	7-Fluoro-6-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)-10-oxo-4-thia-1-azatricyclo[7.3.1.0^5,13]trideca-5(13),6,8,11-tetraene-11-carboxylic acid
Chemical data
Formula	C₁₇H₁₈F N₃O₃S
Mol. mass	363.406 g/mol
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Rufloxacin is a quinolone antibiotic.^[1] It is sold under the brand names, Ruflox, Monos, Qari, Tebraxin, Uroflox, Uroclar.

References

↑ Rafalsky, V.; Andreeva, I.; Rjabkova, E. (2006). "Quinolones for uncomplicated acute cystitis in women.". Cochrane Database Syst Rev 3: CD003597. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD003597.pub2. PMID 16856014.

Antibacterials: nucleic acid inhibitors (J01E, J01M)

Antifolates
(inhibits
purine metabolism,
thereby inhibiting
DNA and RNA synthesis)

DHFR inhibitor

2,4-Diaminopyrimidine
- Trimethoprim^#
- Brodimoprim
- Tetroxoprim
- Iclaprim^†

Sulfonamides
(DHPS inhibitor)

Short- acting	Sulfaisodimidine Sulfamethizole Sulfadimidine Sulfapyridine Sulfafurazole Sulfanilamide Prontosil Sulfathiazole Sulfathiourea

Intermediate- acting	Sulfamethoxazole Sulfadiazine^# Sulfamoxole

Long- acting	Sulfadimethoxine Sulfadoxine Sulfalene Sulfametomidine Sulfametoxydiazine Sulfamethoxypyridazine Sulfaperin Sulfamerazine Sulfaphenazole Sulfamazone

Other/ungrouped	Sulfacetamide Sulfadicramide Sulfametrole

Combinations

Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole^#

Topoisomerase
inhibitors/
quinolones/
(inhibits
DNA replication)

1st g.

Fluoro-
quinolones

2nd g.	Ciprofloxacin^# Enoxacin^‡ Fleroxacin^‡ Lomefloxacin Nadifloxacin Ofloxacin Norfloxacin Pefloxacin Rufloxacin

3rd g.	Balofloxacin Grepafloxacin^‡ Levofloxacin Pazufloxacin Sparfloxacin^‡ Temafloxacin^‡ Tosufloxacin

4th g.	Besifloxacin Clinafloxacin^† Garenoxacin Gemifloxacin Moxifloxacin Gatifloxacin^‡ Sitafloxacin Trovafloxacin^‡/Alatrofloxacin^‡ Prulifloxacin

Vet.	Danofloxacin Difloxacin Enrofloxacin Ibafloxacin Marbofloxacin Orbifloxacin Pradofloxacin Sarafloxacin

Related (DG)	Aminocoumarins: Novobiocin

Anaerobic DNA
inhibitors

Nitro- imidazole derivatives	Metronidazole^# Tinidazole Ornidazole

Nitrofuran derivatives	Nitrofurantoin^# Furazolidone^‡ Nifurtoinol

RNA synthesis

Rifamycins/ RNA polymerase	Rifampicin^# Rifabutin Rifapentine Rifaximin

^#WHO-EM
^‡Withdrawn from market
Clinical trials:
- ^†Phase III
- ^§Never to phase III

M: BAC

bact (clas)

gr+f/gr+a (t)/gr-p (c)/gr-o

drug (J1p, w, n, m, vacc)

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Rufloxacin

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