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Last Updated: 8/26/2025

Ofloxacin Otic Solution Dosage and Administration

Dosing Guidelines by Age and Condition

  • For ear infections, ofloxacin otic solution 0.3% should be administered as 5 drops for children (ages 6 months to 12 years) or 10 drops for adolescents and adults (13 years and older) once daily for 7 days in cases of otitis externa, or twice daily for 10 days in cases of middle ear infections with perforated eardrums or tympanostomy tubes, as recommended by the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 1
  • Children (1 to 12 years) with middle ear infections and tympanostomy tubes should receive 5 drops of ofloxacin otic solution twice daily for 10 days, according to the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 1

REFERENCES

1

clinical practice guideline: tympanostomy tubes in children. [LINK]

Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 2013