Ofloxacin Price in Bangladesh

Ofloxacin is a quinolone antibiotic, and the ear-drop listings on this shelf are a clear solution labelled for both the eye and the ear. In the ear, doctors use it for outer ear infection, the itchy, painful, swollen canal often called swimmer’s ear, and for a discharging ear when the eardrum is known to be perforated. The shelf also carries ofloxacin tablets and an infusion, plus a few other quinolones, all prescription-only.

4-Quinolone, Aural Anti-Bacterial sits under Anti-Bacterial.

Drops, Tablets and Infusion Compared

Form	Used for	Who starts it
Ofloxacin eye/ear drops	Outer ear infection; discharging ear with a known perforation; bacterial eye infection	A doctor who has looked in the ear
Ofloxacin tablets	Infections inside the body, such as some urinary infections	A doctor, on prescription
Quinolone infusions	Serious infections needing a drip	A hospital team

Outer Ear Infection: Itch, Pain and a Swollen Canal

Otitis externa starts as an itch deep in the ear, then turns into pain that gets sharply worse when the outer ear is tugged or the jaw moves. The canal swells, may ooze a thin discharge and can feel blocked, muffling hearing. Bathing in ponds, sweating in humid weather and scratching with hairpins or matchsticks all invite it. A doctor confirms it by looking in, and often cleans the canal before drops go in.

A Perforated Eardrum Changes the Rules

Many ear drops must never reach the middle ear, because some antibiotics and antiseptics can damage hearing through a hole in the eardrum. Ofloxacin is one of the few drops ENT doctors use in a long-term discharging ear with a known perforation, or after grommets. That decision belongs to the doctor who has seen the eardrum. Leftover ofloxacin tablets are never a substitute, and antibiotics should not be started on guesswork.

Warm the Bottle in Your Hand First

A drop straight from a cool shelf or a fridge can set off a sudden wave of dizziness and nausea when it touches the eardrum, because the cold disturbs the balance organ next door. Holding the closed bottle in a clenched palm for a few minutes brings it close to body temperature. Never warm it in hot water or on a stove, which can spoil the medicine and scald a sore canal.

Lie on Your Side and Stay There

The drops only work if they reach the infected skin deep in the canal. Lie on the side with the affected ear facing up, pull the outer ear gently up and back in adults, or down and back in a young child, and let the drops fall in. Pressing the small flap in front of the ear a few times pumps them inward. Stay lying down for several minutes before sitting up.

One Bottle, One Use: Eye or Ear

The drops here are labelled for both eye and ear, which tempts families to keep one bottle for every complaint. Once a nozzle has been used in an infected ear, it carries bacteria from that ear and must never go into an eye. Write “ear” or the patient’s name on the label, keep it for that person only, and throw it away when the treatment ends rather than saving it for later.

Keeping the Ear Dry While It Heals

• Cotton wool smeared with petroleum jelly, placed loosely in the ear while bathing.
• No swimming or pond bathing until the doctor says the canal has settled.
• Tilt and drain after washing the hair, then dry the outer ear with a towel corner.
• Earphones and hearing aids out as much as possible, so air reaches the canal.

How Cotton Buds Start Many Ear Infections

The skin of the ear canal is thin and coated in wax that repels water and germs. Cotton buds, keys and hairpins scrape that coating away and leave tiny scratches where bacteria take hold, then push wax deeper towards the eardrum. Ears clean themselves, and wax drifts outward on its own. If wax genuinely blocks hearing, softening drops or a clinic clean are safer than digging.

Signs the Infection Is Spreading

• Redness and swelling behind or around the ear, pushing the ear forward.
• Fever, severe headache or a stiff neck alongside ear pain.
• Weakness on one side of the face, or sudden loss of hearing.
• Deep, worsening pain in an older person with diabetes, which needs urgent review.

Ofloxacin Price in Bangladesh

Ofloxacin drops sit in the low price range on Arogga, the tablets cost a little more per pack, and the infusions are priced as hospital items.

The drops here carry the label E/E, meaning a single formula registered for both the eye and the ear, which is why the same bottle also turns up among eye infection medicines. Lomefloxacin eye and ear drops are on 4-Quinolone, Ophthalmic Antibacterial, and drops that add a steroid for a swollen, itchy canal are on Combined Aural Steroid & Antibiotic.

Before You Order

• Have a doctor look in the ear before starting drops.
• Warm the bottle in your palm for a few minutes.
• Label the bottle for the ear once it has been used there.
• Keep water out of the ear until it heals.
• Never take leftover ofloxacin tablets for an earache.

Manufacturers Stocked Here

Ofloxacin drops and tablets on this shelf come from:

• The Ibn Sina Pharmaceutical Ind. Ltd. — Obactin
• Aristopharma Limited — Vista
• ZAS Corporation — Ofloxacin-POS
• Opsonin Pharma Limited — Flocet
• Drug International Ltd. — Oflacin

Popular Product Examples

Eye and ear drops, plus a tablet listing:

• Obactin Eye Drop
• Vista Eye Drop
• Ofloxacin-POS Eye Drop
• Flocet Tablet

Frequently Asked Questions

Can ofloxacin eye drops go in the ear?

Bottles labelled E/E are made for both, on a doctor’s advice.

Is ofloxacin used with a hole in the eardrum?

It is one of the drops ENT doctors choose then, on their instruction only.

Why do I feel dizzy after ear drops?

Cold drops can trigger it; warm the bottle first.

Should I stop the drops once the ear stops hurting?

Finish the days the doctor set unless told otherwise.

Can I swim with an outer ear infection?

Not until the doctor says the canal has healed.

Will ofloxacin tablets clear an ear infection instead?

Outer ear infections usually need drops; tablets are a doctor’s call.