Ofloxacin
Brand names: Ofloxacin
At a glance
- Medicare prescriptions, 2024
- 1,067,658
- Medicare drug cost
- $17.6M
- Average cost per prescription
- $16.49
- Clinicians who prescribed it
- 19,309
Where it is prescribed
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What it is used for
Ofloxacin ophthalmic solution is indicated for the treatment of infections caused by susceptible strains of the following bacteria in the conditions listed below: CONJUNCTIVITIS: Gram - positive bacteria: Gram - negative bacteria: Staphylococcus aureus Enterobacter cloacae Staphylococcus epidermidis Haemophilus influenzae Streptococcus pneumoniae Proteus mirabilis Pseudomonas aeruginosa CORNEAL ULCERS: Gram - positive bacteria: Gram - negative bacteria: Staphylococcus aureus Pseudomonas aeruginosa Staphylococcus epidermidis Serratia marcescens * Streptococcus pneumoniae Anaerobic species: Propionibacterium acnes * Efficacy for this organism was studied in fewer than 10 infections
From the FDA-approved prescribing information (label dated January 2026). Full labels on DailyMed (opens in a new tab)
Who prescribes it
- Ophthalmology 64.6%
- ENT (Otolaryngology) 9.5%
- Nurse Practitioners 5.8%
- Optometrists 5.1%
- Physician Assistants 4.9%
- Retina Specialist 3.5%
- Family Medicine 2.5%
- Internal Medicine 1.7%
- Facial Plastic Surgery 1.1%
- Emergency Medicine 0.5%
- General Practice 0.4%
- Geriatric Medicine 0.0%
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Share of Medicare prescriptions written by each specialty. Select one to list its prescribers.
Trend, 2019–2024
Medicare prescriptions rose 11% from 2019 to 2024.
Biggest change by state since 2019
- Connecticut +33%
- Georgia +32%
- Oklahoma +30%
- Puerto Rico +29%
- Texas +27%
- Idaho (smallest change) −26%
- Nevada (smallest change) −25%
From CMS’s yearly state and national Part D summaries, which count every prescriber, including those CMS leaves out of its per-clinician data (fewer than 11 prescriptions). That is why these totals are higher than the count at the top of this page. Prescriptions include refills.
Industry payments about this drug
No industry payments to clinicians named this drug in 2025.
Recalls and shortages
Not on the FDA drug shortage list.
No FDA-reported recalls since 2020.
Sources: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug (2024; prescriptions include refills, and CMS hides counts under 11 per prescriber); U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA (drug labels, NDC directory, enforcement reports, drug shortages); CMS Open Payments 2025; ClinicalTrials.gov. General information only, not medical advice; not yet reviewed by our medical reviewer.