Quixin eye drops

[eepster]

I scratched my cornea and was given numbing eyedrops and dye eyedrops at the ER. That was over 24 hrs ago. I have to use quixin opthalmic eyedrops for a week though.

DS is 4 yo, and I thought this might be an OK time to ween anyway, so I didn't bother asking if it was OK to nurse while taking them.

To complicate matters, DS is allergic to penicillin. I did ask if the eye drops were part of the penicillin family of antibiotics, and they said no, but I'm a bit nervous anyway.

DS isn't doing as well with out yum-yums as I thought he would. Is it OK for him to start nursing again?

[eepster]

Well I googled it, and I hope it's OK, b/c DS really needed some yum-yus.

[PatioGardener]

The antibiotic is levofloxacin, and Hale has some good info on line about the ORAL dose (much higher than the eye dose, I'm sure).

http://neonatal.ttuhsc.edu/discus/me...tml?1253375408

[eepster]

Originally Posted by PatioGardener

The antibiotic is levofloxacin, and Hale has some good info on line about the ORAL dose (much higher than the eye dose, I'm sure).

http://neonatal.ttuhsc.edu/discus/me...tml?1253375408

Thanks. It's reassuring to know that one could breastfeed while taking the same drug in a large oral dose (I would think th amounts that actually find their way into my blood stream would be much lower.)