What does ciprofloxacin treat ?
ciprofloxacin General Pronunciation sip-roe-FLOX-a-sin Trade Name(s) • Cipro • Cipro XR • Proquin XR Pregnancy Category Category C Ther. class. anti-infectives Pharm. class. fluoroquinolones Indications • PO, IV: Treatment of the following bacterial infections » Urinary tract and gynecologic infections, including cystitis, gonorrhea, and prostatitis » Respiratory tract infections including acute sinusitis, acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis, and pneumonia » Skin and skin structure infections » Bone and joint infections » Infectious diarrhea » Complicated intra-abdominal infections (with metronidazole) » Typhoid fever • Post-exposure prophylaxis of inhalational anthrax • Cutaneous anthrax Unlabelled Use(s): Febrile neutropenia Action Inhibits bacterial DNA synthesis by inhibiting DNA gyrase enzyme Therapeutic Effect(s): Death of susceptible bacteria Spectrum: • Active against gram-positive pathogens, including » Staphylococcus aureus » Staphylococcus epidermidis » Staphylococcus
Ciprofloxacin is an antibiotic, you can read more about it here. http://www.drugs.com/ciprofloxacin.
