Ciprofloxacin 500mg

Ciprofloxacin 500mg Tablets are an antibiotic belonging to the fluoroquinolone family. Ciprofloxacin Tablets are used for the treatment of severe bacterial infections. They only work with specific strains of bacteria.

Adults

• respiratory tract, urinary tract, genital tract infections in men and women, stomach and intra-abdominal infections, skin and soft tissue, bone and joint infections.
• long lasting or recurring ear or sinus infections
• to prevent infections due to the bacterium Neisseria meningitidis
• anthrax inhalation exposure

Ciprofloxacin may be used in the management of patients with low white blood cell counts (neutropenia) who have a fever that is suspected to be due to a bacterial infection.

If you have a severe infection or one that is caused by more than one type of bacterium, you may be given additional antibiotic treatment in addition to Ciprofloxacin Tablets.

Children and adolescents

Ciprofloxacin Tablets are used in children and adolescents, under specialist medical supervision to treat the following bacterial infections:

• lung and bronchial infections in children and adolescents suffering from cystic fibrosis
• complicated urinary tract infections, including infections that have reached the kidneys (pyelonephritis)
• anthrax inhalation exposure

Ciprofloxacin Tablets may also be used to treat other specific severe infections in children and adolescents when your doctor considered this necessary.

CIPROFLOXACIN 500 mg tablets

You should follow your doctor's instructions and check the pharmacist's label for how many tablets to take, and when. The usual doses for different types of infections treated with Ciprofloxacin 500mg Tablets are given below as a guide:

Respiratory tract infections 1 tablet twice a day for 7 to 14 days.

Pyelonephritis 1 tablet twice a day for 7 to 14 days.

Prostatitis 1 tablet twice a day for up to 28 days

Severe gastroenteritis 1 tablet twice a day for 3 to 7 days.

Skin and soft tissue infections 1 tablet twice a day for 5 to 10 days.

Bone and joint infections 1 tablet twice a day for 4 to 6 weeks or longer.

Severe systemic infections 1 tablet twice a day.

Acute, uncomplicated gonorrhea a single dose of 1 tablet.

The actual dose may be adjusted to take into account your age, severity of infection and how well your kidneys are working. If you have a severe infection and serious kidney problems your doctor may take regular blood samples to check your recovery and ensure you are receiving the correct dose. Ideally these tablets should be swallowed whole with a glass of water. These tablets can be taken at any time, with or without food. Taking the tablets on an empty stomach will speed up the uptake, whilst dairy products such as milk or yoghurt may slow down the uptake of ciprofloxacin in the stomach.