Besifloxacin Ophthalmic

Name: Besifloxacin Ophthalmic Drug Interactions
Creator: Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS

24 interactions 36 cited references

Also sold as: Besivance Besivance®

About Besifloxacin Ophthalmic

Besifloxacin ophthalmic is used to treat bacterial conjunctivitis (pinkeye; infection of the membrane that covers the outside of the eyeballs and the inside of the eyelids). Besifloxacin is in a class of medications called fluoroquinolones. It works by killing the bacteria that cause infection. Read the full Besifloxacin Ophthalmic drug information page →

Medically reviewed by Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS · Updated Aug 9, 2026 · Editorial policy · Data sources

Sources: FDA prescribing information (Structured Product Labeling), the published literature cited in each entry, DDInter 2.0 (a major open-access drug-interaction database), and legacy DrugBank interaction data distributed by the NIH's RxNav service (decommissioned in 2024) — analyzed and reviewed by our pharmacist team. How we build this library →

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Besifloxacin Ophthalmic Aminolevulinic Acid Increased risk of phototoxic skin reaction (ie, severe sunburn) Details Besifloxacin Ophthalmic Lanthanum Carbonate Fosrenol Reduced bioavailability of quinolone antibiotics Details Besifloxacin Ophthalmic Strontium Ranelate Decreased bioavailability and exposure of strontium ranelate Details

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