Cipro

• Drug Name
• Analogues
• Product Ingridients
• Therapeutic Actions
• Indications
• Contraindications and Cautions
• Cipro Side Effects
• Interactions
• Additional Information

Drug name: Cipro

Other names used: Cifloxin, Ciprofloxacin, Ciproxin, Rancif, Cipromycin, Ciprodar, Ciprinol

Active Ingredients: Ciprofloxacin

The commercial name of the medication may differ from the brand one. Generic Cipro manufactured by Cadila Pharmaceuticals is available under commercial name Ciprodac.

Therapeutic actions:

Broad-spectrum antibiotic. By the chemical structure Cipro is most similar to norfloxacin. By the antimicrobial spectrum, ciprofloxacin is very similar to other fluoroquinolones, but it has a relatively high activity; it is approximately 3 - 8 times more active than norfloxacin.

Indications:

Infectious diseases of:

• respiratory tract
• skin and soft tissues
• bones and joints
• gastrointestinal tract, including infections caused by salmonella, shigella, campylobacter and other pathogens
• urinary tract
• gonococcal infection, meningitis
• postoperative infectious complications, sepsis and other pyoinflammatory processes
• infections in cancer patients

Contraindications and cautions:

• hypersensitivity
• renal dysfunctions
• epilepsy or seizures
• pregnancy, breastfeeding
• pediatric and adolescent patients
• with caution: elderly patients

Adverse effects: There are possible side-effects associated with this medicine that can affect individuals in different ways. If a side effect is stated here, that does not necessarily mean the fact that all people using Cipro will experience it or any other.

• allergic reactions (rough breathing, airways constriction, swelling of the lips,or tongue, hives), skin rash
• convulsions, confusion, hallucinations, headache, dizziness, drowsiness, insomnia
• liver damage (yellowing of the skin or eyes, nausea, abdominal pain or discomfort, unusual bleeding or bruising, severe fatigue), vomiting, diarrhea
• pain in muscles or joints, chest pain
• increased skin sensitivity to sunlight
• runny eyes

The side effects listed above may not include all of the side effects reported by the drug's manufacturer.

For more information about any other possible risks associated with Ciprofloxacin, please read the information provided with Cipro or consult your doctor or pharmacist.

Interactions: It is important to tell your doctor or pharmacist what medicines you are already taking, including those bought without a prescription and herbal medicines, before you start treatment with Ciprofloxacin. Similarly, check with your doctor or pharmacist before taking any new medication while taking this one, to ensure that the combination is safe.

• antacids
• multivitamins
• gastric ulcer agents
• antiretrovirals
• anti-asthmatic agents
• blood thinners
• anti-gout drugs
• anti-diabetes drugs
• NSAIDs
• anti-epileptic drugs
• immunosuppressants

Additional Information: DO NOT SHARE Cipro with others. DO NOT USE THIS MEDICINE for other health conditions. KEEP THIS PRODUCT, as well as syringes and needles, if needed during treatment, out of the reach of children. Do not reuse needles, syringes, or other materials.

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