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Ciprofloxacin is a broad-spectrum synthetic fluoroquinolone antibiotic. It is manufactured and sold by Bayer A.G. under the brand names Cipro, Ciproxin. Ciprofloxacin is prescribed for the treatment of many types of infections, especially urinary tract infections (UTIs).

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Ciprofloxacin 250 mg	14 tablets	JRB Health Solutions	$81
Ciprofloxacin 250 mg	20 tablets	JRB Health Solutions	$83
Ciprofloxacin 500 mg	14 tablets	JRB Health Solutions	$79
Ciprofloxacin 500 mg	20 tablets	JRB Health Solutions	$89
Ciprofloxacin 750 mg	14 tablets	JRB Health Solutions	$85
Ciprofloxacin 750 mg	20 tablets	JRB Health Solutions	$92
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• Active ingredient: Ciprofloxacin
• Brand names: Ciloxan, Cipro XR, Cipro, Proquin XR, Ciproxin
• Legal status: Prescription (RX) only
• Pregnancy Category: C

Cipro (Ciprofloxacin) uses:

• Urinary tract infections: urethritis (infection of the urethra), cystitis (infection of the bladder ), pyelonephritis (infection of the kidneys).
• Cystitis in women
• Chronic bacterial prostatitis
• Lower respiratory infections (pneumonia, bronchitis, tracheobronchitis). Ciprofloxacin is not a drug of first choice in the treatment of pneumonia secondary to Streptococcus pneumoniae.
• Sinusitis (inflammation of the paranasal sinuses).
• Skin and skin structure infections: cellulitis (infection of the dermis and subcutaneous tissue), erysipelas (superficial form of cellulitis), folliculitis (inflammation of the hair follicles, if the infection of the follicle is deeper and involves more follicles, it moves into the furuncle and carbuncle), furuncles, carbuncles, abscesses, impetigo (large vessicles or honey-crusted sores), infected ulcers and infected burns and other.
• Bone and joint infections: septic (infectious) arthritis (infection in the fluid and tissues of a joint), osteomyelitis (bone infection).
• Infectious diarrhea: Escherichia coli infection, Campylobacter infection, and shigellosis.
• Typhoid fever (enteric fever).
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases (gonorrhea)
• Complicated urinary tract iInfections and pyelonephritis in children (1 to 17 years of age)
• Inhalational anthrax (post-exposure) to reduce the incidence or progression of disease following exposure to aerosolized Bacillus anthracis (in adults and children)

Ciprofloxacin (Cipro) and other prescription antibiotics should not be used without clear indication. Inappropriate use of antibiotics contributes to the resistance problem.

• The usual prescription regimen for Cipro (Ciprofloxacin): 250-750 mg every 12 hours
• Anthrax
  Inhalational - postexposure prophylaxis,
  Cutaneous - treatment, CDC guidelines
  500 mg every 12 hours for 60 days.
• Bone/joint infections: 500-750 mg twice daily for 4-6 weeks
• Gonococcal infections:
  Urethral/cervical gonococcal infections: 250-500 mg as a single dose (CDC recommends concomitant doxycycline or azithromycin due to possible coinfection with Chlamydia.)
  Note: As of April 2007, the CDC no longer recommends the use of fluoroquinolones for the treatment of uncomplicated gonococcal disease.
• Infectious diarrhea:
  Salmonella: 500 mg twice daily for 5-7 days
  Shigella: 500 mg twice daily for 3 days
  Traveler's diarrhea: Mild: 750 mg for one dose; Severe: 500 mg twice daily for 3 days
  Vibrio cholerae: 1 g for one dose
• Lower respiratory tract, skin, and skin structure infections: 500-750 mg twice daily for 7-14 days
• Prostatitis (chronic, bacterial): 500 mg every 12 hours for 28 days
• Sinusitis (acute), Typhoid fever: 500 mg every 12 hours for 10 days
• Urinary tract infection:
  Acute uncomplicated, cystitis: 250 mg every 12 hours for 3 days
  Complicated (including pyelonephritis): 500 mg every 12 hours for 7-14 days