Ciprofloxacin

Ciprofloxacin be a fluoroquinolone antibiotic dem use to treat a number of bacterial infections. Dis dey include bone den joint infections, intra-abdominal infections, certain types of infectious diarrhea, respiratory tract infections, skin infections, typhoid fever, den urinary tract infections, among odas. For sam infections e be used in addition to oda antibiotics. Dem fi take am by mouth, as eye drops, as ear drops, anaa intravenously.

Common side effects dey include nausea, vomiting, den diarrhea. Severe side effects dey include tendon rupture, hallucinations, den nerve damage. Insyd people plus myasthenia gravis, der be worsening muscle weakness. Rates of side effects appear to be higher dan sam groups of antibiotics such as cephalosporins buh lower dan odas such as clindamycin. Studies insyd oda animals raise concerns wey dey regard ein use insyd pregnancy. Na dem identify no problems, however, insyd de kiddies of a small number of women wey take de medication. E dey appear to be safe during breastfeeding. E be a second-generation fluoroquinolone plus a broad spectrum of activity wey usually dey result insyd de death of de bacteria.

Na dem patent ciprofloxacin insyd 1980 wey na dem introduce am by Bayer insyd 1987. E dey on de World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines. De World Health Organization dey classify ciprofloxacin as critically important for human medicine. E be available as a generic medication. In 2023, it was the 155th most commonly prescribed medication in the United States, with more than 3million prescriptions.

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