Ciprofloxacin 500mg tablets

Ülke: Birleşik Krallık

Dil: İngilizce

Kaynak: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)

Aktif bileşen:

Ciprofloxacin hydrochloride

Mevcut itibaren:

Actavis UK Ltd

ATC kodu:

J01MA02

INN (International Adı):

Ciprofloxacin hydrochloride

Doz:

500mg

Farmasötik formu:

Oral tablet

Uygulama yolu:

Oral

Sınıf:

No Controlled Drug Status

Reçete türü:

Valid as a prescribable product

Ürün özeti:

BNF: 05011200; GTIN: 5012617008985

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PACKAGE LEAFLET:
INFORMATION FOR THE USER
CIPROFLOXACIN 250 MG,
500 MG AND 750 MG TABLETS
READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START TAKING
THIS MEDICINE BECAUSE IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION
FOR YOU.
•
Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.
•
If you have further questions, please ask your doctor or
your pharmacist.
•
This medicine has been prescribed for you only. Do not
pass it on to others. It may harm them, even if their signs
of illness are the same as yours.
•
If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor, pharmacist
or nurse. This includes any possible side effects not listed
in this leaflet. See section 4.
WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET:
1. What Ciprofloxacin is and what is it used for
2. What you need to know before you take Ciprofloxacin
Tablets
3. How to take Ciprofloxacin Tablets
4. Possible side effects
5. How to store Ciprofloxacin Tablets
6. Contents of the pack and other information
The name of this medicine is Ciprofloxacin 250 mg, 500 mg
or 750 mg Film-coated Tablets.
1. WHAT CIPROFLOXACIN IS AND WHAT IS IT USED FOR?
Ciprofloxacin
belongs
to
a
group
of
antibiotics
called
fluoroquinolones. It works by killing some types of bacteria
that can cause infections.
Ciprofloxacin is used to treat bacterial infections including:
•
Lung infections such as pneumonia
•
Infections of the bladder and kidneys
•
Severe gastro-enteritis
•
Infections in the abdomen around the gut
•
Infections of the gall bladder and bile
•
Infections of the skin and spreading infections under the
skin
•
Infections in the womb and tubes leading to the ovaries
and in the area around these organs
•
Infections of the genital organs, including gonorrhoea
(a sexually transmitted disease) and inflammation of the
prostate gland in men
•
Infections in the bones and joints
•
Infections that have spread to the blood
•
Infections in people who have poor immunity to infections
•
Prevention of infections after surgery on the gut or after
procedures that involve passing cameras (endoscopes) int

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SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS
1
NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT
Ciprofloxacin 500mg Tablets
2
QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
Each tablet contains Ciprofloxacin 500mg (as hydrochloride)
For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1
3
PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
Film-coated tablet
White to creamish white round film-coated tablets- debossed "CPR 100"
on one side and
"BL" on the reverse.
4.1
THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS
Ciprofloxacin 100mg film-coated tablets are indicated for the
treatment of the following
infections (see sections 4.4 and 5.1). Special attention should be
paid to available
information on resistance to ciprofloxacin before commencing therapy.
Consideration should be given to official guidance on the appropriate
use of antibacterial
agents.
_Adults _
•
Lower respiratory tract infections due to Gram-negative bacteria
-
Exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. In
exacerbation of chronic
obstructive
pulmonary
disease
Ciprofloxacin
should
be
used
only
when
it
is
considered
inappropriate
to
use
other
antibacterial
agents
that
are
commonly
recommended for the treatment of these infections.
-
Broncho-pulmonary infections in cystic fibrosis or in bronchiectasis
-
Pneumonia
•
Chronic suppurative otitis media
•
Acute exacerbation of chronic sinusitis especially if these are caused
by Gram-
negative bacteria
•
Urinary tract infections
-
Uncomplicated acute cystitis. In uncomplicated acute cystitis
Ciprofloxacin should
be used only when it is considered inappropriate to use other
antibacterial agents
that are commonly recommended for the treatment of these infections.
-
Acute pyelonephritis
-
Complicated urinary tract infections
-
Bacterial prostatitis
•
Genital tract infections
- Gonococcal uretritis and cervicitis due to susceptible _Neisseria
gonorrhoeae_
- Epididymo-orchitis including cases due to susceptible _Neisseria
gonorrhoeae_
-Pelvic
inflammatory
disease
including
cases
due
to
susceptible
_Neisseria _
_gonorrhoeae_
•
Infections of the gastro-intestinal tract (e.g. travelle