2/11/2004
FARM 2147 Fluoroquinolones
24
1960
1970
1980
1990
2000
The “third generation” fluoroquinolones
• Trovafloxacin b
• Moxifloxacin c
• Clinafloxacin a
• Gemifloxacin d
anti-Gram (-)
anti-Gram (+)
anti-anaerobe
a:Kyorin, 1987; b: Pfizer, 1993; c: Bayer, 1994; d: LG Chemical Ltd., S. Korea, 1994-98