ciprofloxacin
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- noun
- /ˌsɪproʊˈflɒksɪn/
- Specialized
- The doctor prescribed ciprofloxacin to help treat my severe urinary tract infection.
- topical ciprofloxacin
- oral ciprofloxacin
- ciprofloxacin therapy
Examples
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But when we do see it, we use a ciprofloxacin/steroid drop instilled directly into the middle ear.
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I prescribe acetic acid irrigations as the first drop, followed immediately by ciprofloxacin drops.
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They, they bought stocks of companies that manufacture ciprofloxacin, which is used to treat the plague.
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Patients received 3 drops of either TOOLONG or ciprofloxacin alone twice daily for 7 days.
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Finally, we also clean and irrigate, and we use topical ciprofloxacin drops, which are very effective.
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I use the 3% silver nitrate solution to control bleeding and topical ciprofloxacin to control infection.
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Antimicrobial drug treatment was changed to cefuroxime and metronidazole, followed by oral ciprofloxacin for one week.
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Where compliance and expense is a problem, a single dose of ciprofloxacin 500 mg significantly curtails symptoms.
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Otomycosis secondary to topical ciprofloxacin has also been reported by Piccirillo and Pames.
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A safety study of 606 patients found no skin sensitization with either ciprofloxacin/dexamethasone otic or single-agent ciprofloxacin ophthalmic solution.
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Synonyms
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A brand of antibiotic medicine used to treat serious infections caused by bacteria
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A medicine that kills bacteria to treat infections
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A medicine that kills or stops the growth of bacteria to treat infections
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A medicine that kills bacteria or stops their growth
Surface Forms
Etymology
Ciprofloxacin is a modern drug name made of two parts: cipro-, the specific name part, and -floxacin, a family ending built from fluoro ('fluorine') and a chemical group often used in antibiotics. So, the name ciprofloxacin tells you it is an antibiotic in the fluoroquinolone family and is used to fight serious bacterial infections.