Are You Prescribing Ciprofloxacin With This Drug? Use Caution!

Sailender16 Jan, 2020Health

Ciprofloxacin is an antibiotic used to treat various bacterial infections of the skin, joints, and certain types of diarrhea. Here is brief information on the drug. THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS Ciprofloxacin is indicated for the treatment of following infections- Respiratory tract infections like pneumonia, COPD Broncho-pulmonary infections in cystic fibrosis or in bronchiectasis Chronic suppurative otitis media Uncomplicated acute cystitis Acute pyelonephritis Complicated urinary tract infections Bacterial prostatitis Genital tract infections Gonococcal uretritis and cervicitis due to susceptible Neisseria gonorrhoeae Epididymo-orchitis including cases due to Neisseria gonorrhoeae Pelvic inflammatory disease including infections due to Neisseria gonorrhoeae Abdominal infections and Infections of the GI tract like travellers' diarrhea Infections of the skin and soft tissue caused by Gram-negative bacteria Infections of the bones and joints