Levofloxacin and Sotalol interaction

Levofloxacin and Sotalol: both prescribing labels flag this combination with the strongest language, such as a contraindication, a boxed warning, or an instruction to avoid it.

Major

Do not combine without a prescriber's guidance. The label language below is the strongest FDA uses.

What the FDA labels say

From the Levofloxacin label · effective 2024-05-22

Major

Avoid use in patients with known prolongation, those with hypokalemia, and with other drugs that prolong the QT interval ( 5.11 , 8.5 )

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Moderate

Levofloxacin should be avoided in patients with known prolongation of the QT interval, patients with uncorrected hypokalemia, and patients receiving Class IA (quinidine, procainamide), or Class III (amiodarone, sotalol) antiarrhythmic agents.

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From the Sotalol (Sotalol hydrochloride) label · effective 2025-07-31

Moderate

Additive to other QT-prolonging drugs ( 7.1 , 7.2 )

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Moderate

Antiarrhythmic and other QT Prolonging Drugs Withdraw other Class I or Class III antiarrhythmic agents prior to dosing with sotalol.

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