CIPROFLOXACIN (sip-row-flox-a-sin)

Not included in this monograph — see AMH for information:

• Moxifloxacin
• Norfloxacin

• Bronchiectasis in adults — acute episode because of Pseudomonas infection
• Bites
• Water-related skin infections
• Injuries - limbs
• Serious infections — sepsis

Doses

• Antibiotic that stops bacteria from making DNA. DNA is important for bacteria’s growth
• Different germs need different antibiotics. If not sure which one to use — check with doctor

• Skin more sensitive to the sun
• Tendon damage (rare)

Rash

Nausea and vomiting

Abdominal pain

Diarrhoea

Dizzy

• Caution in people who are taking or have just finished taking steroid medicines

Pregnant

Breastfeeding

Children

Kidney trouble

Liver trouble

Epilepsy (fits)

• Quinolones interact with a lot of different medicines — always check with doctor or pharmacist before adding another medicine

• Stop taking these tablets if you get sore tendons or joints
• Take all the medicine — makes sure all the germs are gone and the infection doesn't come back

Take on empty stomach

Finish medicine
— even if you feel better

Drink lots of water

Keep out of the sun

Do not drive or operate
machinery if dizzy or faint

Do not drink alcohol (grog)

Warning stickers: 3b, 4, 8, 12

• Follow-up when antibiotic treatment finished to make sure infection is gone. If not — medical consult