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Why is levaquin taken only once daily and is it more effective than cipro (ciprofloxacin)?
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Pharmacokinetics: They have different rates of absorption, first effect and renal clearance, the peak efficiency and time peak are about the same. More levequjm survives...
Answered 10/6/2015
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