Brief ReportBrief Report
Hypoglycemia and Hyperglycemia Associated with Gatifloxacin Use in Elderly Patients
Wendy S. Biggs
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Practice September 2003, 16 (5) 455-457; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.16.5.455

References
- ↵Oliphant CM, Green GM. Quinolones. A comprehensive review. Am Fam Physician 2002; 65: 455–64.
- ↵Anonymous. Gatifloxacin and moxifloxacin: two new fluoroquinolones. Med Lett Drugs Ther 2000; 42: 15–7.
- ↵Grasela D, Lacreta F, Kollia G, Randall D, Stoltz R, Berger S. Lack of effect of multiple-dose gatifloxacin (GAT) on oral glucose tolerance (OGTT), glucose and insulin homeostasis, and glyburide pharmacokinetics (PK) in patients with type II non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) [abstract]. In: Proceedings and abstracts of the 39th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy; 1999 Sep 26–29; San Francisco, California. Washington, DC: American Society for Microbiology, 1999: 11.
- ↵Package insert. Tequin (gatifloxacin). Princeton, NJ: Bristol-Meyers Squibb Company, 2002 April.
- ↵Package insert. Tequin (gatifloxacin). Princeton, NJ: Bristol-Meyers Squibb Company, 2000 February.
- ↵Gajjar DA, LaCreta FP, Kollia GD. Effect of multiple-dose gatifloxacin or ciprofloxacin on glucose homeostasis and insulin production in patients with noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus maintained with diet and exercise. Pharmacotherapy 2000; 20: 76S–86S.
- ↵Gajjar DA, LaCreta FP, Uderman HD, et al. A dose-escalation study for the safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics of intravenous gatifloxacin in healthy adult men. Pharmacotherapy 2000; 20: 49S–58S).
- ↵Grasela DM. Clinical pharmacology of gatifloxacin, a new fluoroquinolone. Clin Infect Dis 2000; 31 Suppl 2: S51–8.
- ↵Rajagopalan S, Yoshikawa TT. Antimicrobial therapy in the elderly. Med Clin North Am 2001; 85: 133–47.
In this issue
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Practice
Vol. 16, Issue 5
1 Sep 2003
Hypoglycemia and Hyperglycemia Associated with Gatifloxacin Use in Elderly Patients
Wendy S. Biggs
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Practice Sep 2003, 16 (5) 455-457; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.16.5.455
Related Articles
- No related articles found.
Cited By...
- No citing articles found.