Before taking This Drug

February 23rd, 2010 by vodbazyaip

Before taking This Drug

You should not use This medication if you are also taking Zanaflex, or if you are allergic to Brand Cipro or similar medicines such as lomefloxacin.

Before taking This Drug, tell your healthcare provider if you have a heart rhythm disorder, especially if you are being treated with one of these drugs: Quinaglute. cipro

If you have any of these other conditions, you may need a dose adjustment or special tests to safely take Ciprofloxacin:

  • myasthenia gravis;

FDA pregnancy category C. It is not known whether This medicine is harmful to an unborn baby. Do not use This Drug without telling your healthcare provider if you are pregnant. Tell your healthcare provider if you become pregnant during treatment. Generic Cipro passes into breast milk and may harm a nursing baby. Do not use Brand Cipro without telling your healthcare provider if you are breast-feeding a baby.

This drug

February 23rd, 2010 by vodbazyaip

Ciprofloxacin

Generic Cipro is a member of the quinolone group of antibiotics. Peak blood levels are reached 1-2 hours after dosing. If you take an ANTACID containing magnesium or aluminum hydroxide (most have one or both), it will bind up to 90% of the drug, rendering it mostly ineffective. Same is true with zinc, iron, and calcium. It reaches optimum blood levels if taken 2 hours after a meal. If you take THEOPHYLLINE) for asthma, This drug slows down the breakdown of Theophylline, and it will cause severe nervousness as you would expect with an overdose (could be fatal!). Cipro does the same with CAFFEINE, and will build up higher blood levels of caffeine, causing nervousness and CNS stimulation.

Generic Cipro is effective against gram positive and gram negative bacteria. It works by interfering with an enzyme that bacteria need to replicate their DNA. This medicine enters tissue, including the prostate, and can be isolated from prostatic secretions.

This medication

February 9th, 2010 by vodbazyaip

Ciprofloxacin

This medication (INN) is a synthetic chemotherapeutic antibiotic of the fluoroquinolone drug class It is a second generation fluoroquinolone antibacterial. It kills bacteria by interfering with the enzymes that cause DNA to rewind after being copied, which stops DNA and protein synthesis.

This medicine is marketed worldwide with over three hundred different brand names. In the United States, Canada and the UK, it is marketed as Baycip, Ciloxan, Ciflox, Cipro, Cipro XR, Cipro XL, Ciproxin and most recently, Proquin. Additionally, This drug is available as a generic drug under a variety of different brand names and is also available for limited use in veterinary medicine.

Generic Cipro was first patented in 1983 by Bayer A.G. and subsequently approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1987. This drug has 12 FDA-approved human uses and other veterinary uses, but it is often used for non-approved uses (off-label). This medicine interacts with other drugs, herbal and natural supplements, and thyroid medications.

This medication What is Generic Cipro

February 9th, 2010 by vodbazyaip

Generic Cipro

What is This medication?

Ciprofloxacin is an antibiotic in a group of drugs called fluoroquinolones. It fights bacteria in the body. It works by stopping the production of essential proteins needed by the bacteria to survive.

This medication is used to treat different types of bacterial infections. It may also be used to prevent or slow anthrax after exposure.

Cipro may also be used for other purposes not listed here.

Important information about Brand Cipro

You should not use Brand Cipro if you are taking tizanidine (Zanaflex), or if you are allergic to Brand Ciprofloxacin or similar antibiotics such as levofloxacin (Levaquin), moxifloxacin (Avelox), ofloxacin (Floxin), norfloxacin (Noroxin), lomefloxacin (Maxaquin), and others. Do not take This medication with dairy products such as milk or yogurt, or with calcium-fortified juice. You may eat or drink dairy products or calcium-fortified juice with a regular meal, but do not use them alone when taking Ciprofloxacin. They could make the medication less effective.

Before taking This drug, tell your healthcare provider if you have kidney or liver disease, myasthenia gravis, joint problems, diabetes, a history of seizures, low levels of potassium in your blood (hypokalemia), or a personal or family history of “Long QT syndrome.”

Avoid taking antacids, vitamin or mineral supplements, sucralfate (Carafate), or didanosine (Videx) powder or chewable tablets within 6 hours before or 2 hours after you take Cipro. These other medicines can make Ciprofloxacinfloxacin much less effective when taken at the same time.

This medication may cause swelling or tearing of a tendon (the fiber that connects bones to muscles in the body), especially in the Achilles' tendon of the heel. These effects may be more likely to occur if you are over 60, if you take an oral steroid medication, or if you have had a kidney, heart, or lung transplant. Stop taking This drug and call your healthcare provider at once if you have sudden pain, swelling, tenderness, stiffness, or movement problems in any of your joints. Rest the joint until you receive medical care or instructions. Do not share Cipro with another person (especially a child), even if they have the same symptoms you have.