Ciprofloxacin

Ciprofloxacin

Pronunciation

U.S. Brand Names

Generic Available

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Pharmacological Index

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Pregnancy Risk Factor

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Overdosage/Toxicology

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Mental Health: Effects on Mental Status

Mental Health: Effects on Psychiatric Treatment

Dental Health: Local Anesthetic/Vasoconstrictor Precautions

Dental Health: Effects on Dental Treatment

Patient Information

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Pronunciation

(sip roe FLOKS a sin)

U.S. Brand Names

Ciloxan Ophthalmic; Cipro Injection; Cipro Oral

Generic Available

No

Synonyms

Ciprofloxacin Hydrochloride

Pharmacological Index

Antibiotic, Ophthalmic; Antibiotic, Quinolone

Use

Dental: Useful as a single agent or in combination with metronidazole in the treatment of periodontitis associated with the presence of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans (AA), as well as enteric rods/pseudomonads

Medical: Treatment of documented or suspected infections of the lower respiratory tract, sinuses, skin and skin structure, bone/joints, and urinary tract including prostatitis, due to susceptible bacterial strains; especially indicated for Pseudomonal infections and those due to multidrug resistant gram-negative organisms, chronic bacterial prostatitis, infectious diarrhea, complicated gram-negative and anaerobic intra-abdominal infections (with metronidazole) due to E. coli (enteropathic strains), B. fragilis, P. mirabilis, K. pneumoniae, P. aeruginosa, Campylobacter jejuni or Shigella; approved for acute sinusitis caused by H. influenzae or M. catarrhalis; also used to treat typhoid fever due to Salmonella typhi (although eradication of the chronic typhoid carrier state has not been proven), osteomyelitis when parenteral therapy is not feasible, and sexually transmitted diseases such as uncomplicated cervical and urethral gonorrhea due to Neisseria gonorrhoeae; used ophthalmologically for superficial ocular infections (corneal ulcers, conjunctivitis) due to susceptible strains

Pregnancy Risk Factor

C

Contraindications

Hypersensitivity to ciprofloxacin, any component or other quinolones

Warnings/Precautions

Not recommended in children