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Trade names | Ciloxan, Cipro, Neofloxin, others |
AHFS/Drugs.com | Monograph |
MedlinePlus | a688016 |
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Routes of administration |
By mouth, intravenous, topical (ear drops, eye drops) |
ATC code | J01MA02 (WHO) S01AE03 (WHO) S02AA15 (WHO) S03AA07 (WHO) |
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Pharmacokinetic data | |
Bioavailability | 70% |
Protein binding | 30% |
Metabolism | Liver (incl. CYP1A2) |
Biological half-life | 3.5 hours |
Excretion | Kidney |
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CAS Number | 85721-33-1 |
PubChem (CID) | 2764 |
DrugBank | DB00537 |
ChemSpider | 2662 |
UNII | 5E8K9I0O4U |
KEGG | D00186 |
ChEBI | CHEBI:100241 |
ChEMBL | CHEMBL8 |
NIAID ChemDB | 001992 |
ECHA InfoCard | 100.123.026 |
Chemical and physical data | |
Formula | C17H18FN3O3 |
Molar mass | 331.346 g/mol |
3D model (Jmol) | Interactive image |
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Ciprofloxacin is an antibiotic used to treat a number of bacterial infections. This includes bone and joint infections, intra abdominal infections, certain type of infectious diarrhea, respiratory tract infections, skin infections, typhoid fever, and urinary tract infections, among others. For some infections it is used in addition to other antibiotics. It can be taken by mouth or used intravenously.
Common side effects include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and rash. Ciprofloxacin increases the risk of tendon rupture and worsening muscle weakness in people with the neurological disorder myasthenia gravis. Rates of side effects appear to be higher than some groups of antibiotics such as cephalosporins but lower than others such as clindamycin. Studies in other animals raise concerns regarding use in pregnancy. No problems were identified, however, in the children of a small number of women who took the medication. It appears to be safe during breastfeeding. It is a second-generation fluoroquinolone with a broad spectrum of activity that usually results in the death of the bacteria.
Ciprofloxacin was introduced in 1987. It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines, the most effective and safe medicines needed in a health system. It is available as a generic medication and not very expensive. The wholesale cost in the developing world is between 0.03 and 0.13 USD a dose. In the United States it is sold for about 0.40 USD per dose.