•     Take this medication for the entire length of time prescribed by your doctor. Your symptoms may get better before the infection is completely treated. Levaquin will not treat a viral infection such as the common cold or flu.
    •     Take Levaquin with a full glass of water (8 ounces). Drink several extra glasses of fluid each day to prevent crystals from forming in the urine.
    •     Take Levaquin on an empty stomach 1 hour before or 2 hours after meals.
    •     Levaquin can pass into breast milk and may harm a nursing baby. Do not use this medication without telling your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.
    •     Do not give this medicine to a child younger than 18 years old. Levaquin may interfere with bone development in a child.
    •     There are certain medicines you should not take within the 2 hours before or after you take Levaquin. This includes antacids that contain magnesium or aluminum (Tums or Rolaids), the ulcer medicine sucralfate (Carafate), didanosine (Videx), and vitamin or mineral supplements that contain iron or zinc. Taking these other medicines too close to your dose of Levaquin can make the antibiotic much less effective.

    •     Levaquin is in a group of antibiotics called fluoroquinolones (flor-o-KWIN-o-lones). Levaquin fights bacteria in the body.
    •     Levaquin is used to treat bacterial infections that cause bronchitis, pneumonia, chlamydia, gonorrhea, skin infections, urinary tract infections, and infections of the prostate.
    •     Levaquin may also be used for purposes other than those listed in this medication guide.