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Can i crush levaquin 500 mg and mix it with water and pour it through my peg feeding tube since i have impaired swallowing?
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Probably BUT...: This would probably work fine.However, I STRONGLY caution against using Levaquin (or other fluoroquinolines) unless there are absolutely no other alternative antibiotics as they have an unacceptably high risk of serious irreversible side effects and Drs. prescribe them far too casually, See http://www.survivingcipro.com and https://fqresearch.org for more info. Please ask your Dr. for alternative.
Answered 7/11/2017
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