an oral antibiotic (trade name Cipro) used against serious bacterial infections of the skin or respiratory tract or urinary tract or bones or joints
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ciprofloxacin::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | cipro |
| Type of | antibiotic, antibiotic drug |
Examples of ciprofloxacin
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That's true of the antibiotic ciprofloxacin and of digoxin for heart problems.
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The suggested sequential regimens contain both ciprofloxacin and rifabutin.
From the nature.com
Both the EMRSA15 and EMRSA16 strains are resistant to erythromycin and ciprofloxacin.
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For tularemia, doxycycline and ciprofloxacin are the antibiotics of choice.
From the time.com
The company's products include ciprofloxacin, fluconazole and acyclovir.
From the freep.com
That compares with $51 for generic ciprofloxacin in the U.S., according to Ranbaxy Laboratories.
From the businessweek.com
The program covers 36 generic antibiotics including amoxicillin, penicillin and ciprofloxacin.
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Pharmacokinetics of ciprofloxacin after oral and intravenous administration in healthy volunteers.
From the nature.com
Typical treatment post-exposure includes the antibiotics ciprofloxacin, doxycycline and penicillin.
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- An oral antibiotic (trade name Cipro) used against serious bacterial infections of the skin or respiratory tract or urinary tract or bones or joints
- Ciprofloxacin (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.
- An anti-infective drug that is also being studied in bladder cancer chemotherapy.
- A flouroquinolone antibiotic sometimes used in combination therapy for treatment of mycobacterium avium complex.
- A broad-spectrum quinolone antibiotic that can be given orally and is particularly useful against Gram-negative bacteria, such as Pseudomonas, that are resistant to all other oral antibiotics.
- (Baytril): broad-spectrum antibiotic, made for human use, often used in avian medicine, was in the news during anthrax scare because it is a first-choice antibiotic for treating it; is a fluoroquinolone, in the same family of antibiotics as Enrofloxacin; most anaerobes (Pseudomonas and ...
- An antibiotic of the quinoline family. Used to treat urinary and prostatic infections. Can cause sore or broken tendons as a side effect. Relatively new and expensive. More at:
- In a study of 15 healthy subjects, a co-administered single dose of 7 Renagel Capsules (approximately 2.8g) decreased the bioavailability of ciprofloxacin by approximately 50%.
- An antibiotic often prescribed for those exposed to an infection caused byHaemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) orNeisseria meningitidis (meningococcus).
