Country: Australia
Language: English
Source: Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)
Ciprofloxacin hydrochloride; Ciprofloxacin
Bayer Australia Ltd
Medicine Listed (Export Only)
CIPROXIN ® TABLETS CMI 1 CIPROXIN ® TABLETS (CI·PROX·IN) _ciprofloxacin_ CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET This leaflet answers some common questions about Ciproxin tablets. It does not contain all the available information. It does not take the place of talking to your doctor or pharmacist. All medicines have risks and benefits. Your doctor has weighed the risks of you taking Ciproxin tablets against the benefits they expect it will have for you. IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS ABOUT TAKING THIS MEDICINE, ASK YOUR DOCTOR OR PHARMACIST. KEEP THIS LEAFLET WITH THE MEDICINE. You may need to read it again. WHAT CIPROXIN IS USED FOR Ciproxin tablets are used for the treatment of infections of the lungs, skin, bones, joints, kidneys, bladder, prostate and bowel. Ciproxin is also used to treat inhalational anthrax (an infection caused by breathing in the spores of bacteria). Ciproxin tablets contain the active ingredient, CIPROFLOXACIN, which is an antibiotic belonging to a group of medicines called quinolones (pronounced kwin-o-lones). These antibiotics work by killing the bacteria that are causing your infection. Ciproxin will not work against infections caused by viruses such as colds or the flu. ASK YOUR DOCTOR IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT WHY THIS MEDICINE HAS BEEN PRESCRIBED FOR YOU. Your doctor may have prescribed it for another reason. BEFORE YOU TAKE CIPROXIN _WHEN YOU MUST NOT TAKE IT _ DO NOT TAKE CIPROXIN IF YOU HAVE AN ALLERGY TO: ciprofloxacin, the active ingredien Read the complete document
120529 CIPROXIN Tablets PI Page 1 of 19 PRODUCT INFORMATION CIPROXIN ® (Ciprofloxacin) NAME OF THE MEDICINE Ciprofloxacin hydrochloride is a synthetic carboxyquinolone derivative with broad spectrum antimicrobial activity. It is the monohydrochloride monohydrate salt of 1-cyclopropyl-6-fluoro- 1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-7-(1-piperazinyl)-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid. The CAS Registry number is [86393-32-0]. It is a faintly yellowish to yellow crystalline substance with a molecular weight of 385.8. Its empirical formula is C17H18FN3O3.HCl.H2O and its chemical structure is as follows: DESCRIPTION Ciproxin is available as 250 mg, 500 mg and 750 mg film-coated tablets for oral administration. Ciproxin tablets also contain the following excipients: microcrystalline cellulose, maize starch, colloidal anhydrous silica, crospovidone, magnesium stearate, hypromellose, macrogol 4000, titanium dioxide. PHARMACOLOGYPHARMACOLOGICAL ACTIONS (MICROBIOLOGY) Ciprofloxacin has _in vitro_ activity against a wide range of Gram-negative and Gram-positive organisms. The bactericidal action of ciprofloxacin appears to result from interference with the enzyme, DNA gyrase. Ciprofloxacin is usually active against the following organisms _ in _ _vitro_. Gram-Negative: _Escherichia coli_; _Klebsiella _species (including _Klebsiella_ _pneumoniae_ and _Klebsiella _ _oxytoca_); _Enterobacter_ species; _Citrobacter_ species; _Salmonella_ species; _Shigella_ species; _Proteus_ _mirabilis_; _Proteus vulgaris_; _Providencia stuartii_; _Providencia rettgeri_ (formerly _Proteus rettgeri_); _Morganella morganii_ (forme Read the complete document