Treatment of respiratory tract infections with moxifloxacin: results of postmarketing surveillance in China.
OBJECTIVE
Data were collected from 3814 patients in this postmarketing surveillance study to assess the efficacy and tolerability of moxifloxacin.


RESULTS
Improvement was observed in 69.1% of the patients after 3 days of moxifloxacin treatment and in 90.4% after 5 days. Full recovery had occurred in 71.3% by 7 days and in 86.8% by 10 days. A total of 129 adverse events occurred in 74 (1.9%) patients and mainly involved either the gastrointestinal or nervous system. All events were mild or moderate, and most resolved or improved after stopping treatment. Physicians rated moxifloxacin as 'good' or 'very good' in 92% of patients for efficacy and in 90.8% of the patients for tolerability. Of the 936 patients who completed a questionnaire, 94.7% stated that moxifloxacin had helped them, 95.5% reported an improvement in symptoms after 5 days and 97.7% reported symptom improvement after 10 days.


CONCLUSIONS
Moxifloxacin performs well in the 'real world', and is acceptable to both patients and physicians.
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Respiratory Department, General Hospital of the CPLA (Chinese People's Liberation Army), China.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001372:Aza Compounds / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002681:China; D005260:Female; D024841:Fluoroquinolones; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D000077266:Moxifloxacin; D011358:Product Surveillance, Postmarketing / Q000379:methods*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011804:Quinolines / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D001372:Aza Compounds; D024841:Fluoroquinolones; D011804:Quinolines; D000077266:Moxifloxacin