Gatifloxacin Ophthalmic

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

283 interactions 389 cited references

Also sold as: Zymar® Zymaxid Zymaxid®

About Gatifloxacin Ophthalmic

Gatifloxacin ophthalmic solution is used to treat bacterial conjunctivitis (pinkeye; infection of the membrane that covers the outside of the eyeballs and the inside of the eyelids) in adults and children 1 year of age and older. Gatifloxacin is in a class of antibiotics called fluoroquinolones. It works by killing the… Read the full Gatifloxacin 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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12 Contraindicated 254 Major 17 Moderate

All (283) Contraindicated (12) Major (254) Moderate (17)

Moderate

Gatifloxacin Ophthalmic Quercetin Reduced fluoroquinolone effectiveness Details Gatifloxacin Ophthalmic Strontium Ranelate Decreased bioavailability and exposure of strontium ranelate Details Gatifloxacin Ophthalmic Zinc Decreased gatifloxacin effectiveness Details

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