Ciprofloxacin
Ciprofloxacin is one of 8,063 medications in the MedPlain dataset. Key details — Brand name: Ciprofloxacin; Generic name: CIPROFLOXACIN; Manufacturer: Preferred Pharmaceuticals Inc..
| Brand name | Ciprofloxacin |
|---|---|
| Generic name | CIPROFLOXACIN |
| Manufacturer | Preferred Pharmaceuticals Inc. |
| Used for | 1 INDICATIONS AND USAGE Ciprofloxacin is a fluoroquinolone antibacterial indicated in adults (18 years of age and older) with the following infections caused by designated, susceptible bacteria and in pediatric patients where indicated: • Skin and Skin Structure Infections ( Error! Hyperlink reference not valid. ) • Bone and Joint Infections ( 1.2 ) • Complicated Intra-Abdominal Infections ( 1.3 ) • Infectious Diarrhea ( 1.4 ) • Typhoid Fever (Enteric Fever) ( 1.5 ) • Uncomplicated Cervical and Urethral Gonorrhea ( 1.6 ) • Inhalational Anthrax post-exposure in adult and pediatric patients ( 1.7) • Plague in adult and pediatric patients ( 1.8 ) • Chronic Bacterial Prostatitis ( 1.9 ) • Lower |
| Dosage | 2 DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION Ciprofloxacin tablets should be administered orally as described in the appropriate Dosage Guidelines tables. Adult Dosage Guidelines Infection Dose Frequency Duration Skin and Skin Structure 500 -750 mg every 12 hours 7 to 14 days Bone and Joint 500-750 mg every 12 hours 4 to 8 weeks Complicated Intra-Abdominal 500 mg every 12 hours 7 to 14 days Infectious Diarrhea 500 mg every 12 hours 5 to 7 days Typhoid Fever 500 mg every 12 hours 10 days Uncomplicated Gonorrhea 2 |
| Warnings | WARNING: SERIOUS ADVERSE REACTIONS INCLUDING TENDINITIS, TENDON RUPTURE, PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM EFFECTS AND EXACERBATION OF MYASTHENIA GRAVIS • Fluoroquinolones, including ciprofloxacin, have been associated with disabling and potentially irreversible serious adverse reactions that have occurred together [see Warnings and Precautions ( Error! Hyperlink reference not valid. )], including: • Tendinitis and tendon rupture [see Warnings and Precautions ( 5.2 )]. • Peripheral n |
| Active ingredient(s) | CIPROFLOXACIN HYDROCHLORIDE |
| Route | ORAL |
| Official label | https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?setid=18414c5a-8153-44f7-b27a-90c290af0a23 |