CIPRO

Drug title

Cipro (Ciprofloxacin)

Usage indications

Cipro is used for bacterial infections treatment. This drug can be used for the prevention or slowing of anthrax development.

Application mode

Take Cipro in accordance with your doctor recommendations. Check the drug instruction manual to get detailed information about dosage. Cipro is for oral intake with or without food. The best time for this drug intake is 2 hours after food.

Take Cipro with full glass of water (8 ounces/ 240 mg). Take some additional glasses of water unless otherwise prescribed by your doctor.

Do not take any food containing magnesium, aluminium, calcium, iron or zinc (vitamins/ minerals, the agents neutralizing the acid, quinapril); didanosine; sucralfate or subether of bismuth subsalicylate acid within 6 hours before and 2 hours after. Consult with your doctor on any questions you have about Cipro intake.

Do not take sevelamer within 4 hours before or after Cipro intake. Consult with your doctor in case you have any questions about Cipro intake. Cipro acts better if taken at the same time every day.

In order to get full rid of infections take full course of Cipro. Continue taking Cipro even if you feel better within several days.

Avoid Cipro intake with milk or dairy products (yoghourt or calcium rich juice). Though the Cipro intake during the usage of full meal, containing milk or dairy products is allowed.

Drug class and mechanism of action

Cipro is fluoroquinolone antibiotic used for sensitive bacteria destruction. The drug action principle lies in the preventing the production of proteins necessary for bacteria survival.

Missed dose

Do not miss any dose. Take missed dose as soon as you remember about it. miss the missed dose if the time of intake corresponds to next dose intake and then follow your usual schedule. Double dosage intake is prohibited.

Storage

Store Cipro at the temperature not less than 86 F degrees.