Ciplox

Product description

Ciplox is commonly applied in treatments of diverse bacterial infections. This drug is, essentially, a fluoroquinolone antibiotic frequently indicated in cases of pneumonia, infections of the urinary tract, bones, joints, and skin. It might also find use in the prevention or slowing down the development of anthrax post-exposure. Sometimes Ciplox is used to manage gastrointestinal infections.

The bactericidal effects of this medicine result from its ability to inhibit the enzymes topoisomerase II andIV (the former also known as DNA gyrase) which are responsible for repair, recombination and strand supercoiling in bacterial DNA transcription processes.

Directions for use

Ciplox should be taken in exact accordance with your doctor’s prescription. Be careful not to take greater or smaller drug amounts or use it for longer periods than recommended.

Keep drinking a couple of extra glasses of juice/water each day while staying on Ciplox. Administer the drug regardless of your mealtime but adhere to a strict schedule.

Adult patients are recommended to adhere to a dosing regimen in a range of 250 to 750 mg/day in evenly divided doses. Ingest the medicine with a glass of pure water (200 mL).

Do not grind, chew, or split tablets. You should swallow them as they are. Ruining the pill’s coating may lead to an excessive release of the drug at one time. Avoid ingesting Ciplox with acidy drinks such as milk or kefir, as well as with calcium-rich juices because they could render the medicine less effective.

When administering the Ciplox oral liquid, always swallow it without grinding the beads of the medicine with your teeth. Shake thoroughly the oral drug suspension for a minimum of 15 seconds immediately before you measure the necessary dose. As a rule, a notched measuring spoon or special medicine cup should be used. Avoid measuring the medicine with a usual table spoon. You can get a proper dosing device from your pharmacist.

Safety information

Exercise extreme caution in patients who previously experienced stomach contaminations, problems with the liver, issues with the brain or sensory systems, elevated cerebral pressure, pulse with irregularities, Alzheimer disease, issues with veins, arteries or muscles, epileptic and non-epileptic seizures, transplantation of the heart, lung, or kidney, any hypersensitivity.

This drug may cause drowsiness, unsteadiness, blurred or unclear vision. Use it cautiously if you are about to drive an automobile or operate industrial machinery.

You should go through your prescribed course from the beginning to the end. Even though your symptoms might improve sooner, do not discontinue Ciplox on your own because your infection could not be completely cleared as of the moment. Omitting doses may also make higher the risk of further antibiotic-resistant infections.

Other recommendations are as follows:

• Stay away from alcoholic drinks for the entire period of the therapy.
• Avoid staying long in the daylight.
• As the drug may change your glucose levels, regular screening of the sugar level is recommended.
• Check with your doctor on the possibility of taking other medicines concomitantly.

Side effects

Temporary deafness, convulsions, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, fulminant or severe renal and hepatic failure, giddiness, moderate to strong headaches, nausea, vomiting, watery stools, pronounced heartbeat, anxiety, tremors, urticaria, photosensitivity, pruritus, increase in the level of liver enzymes.