This medication description is not meant for treatment prescription without the intervention of a specialist

Common Uses:
Cipro is used to treat different types of bacterial infections. It may also be used to prevent or slow anthrax after exposure.

How to use:
Take Cipro with a full glass of water (8 ounces). Drink several extra glasses of fluid each day while you are taking Cipro. Cipro may be taken with or without food, but take it at the same time each day.
Do not take Cipro with dairy products such as milk or yogurt, or with calcium-fortified juice. You may eat or drink these products as part of a regular meal, but do not use them alone when taking Cipro. They could make the medication less effective. Take this medication for as many days as it has been prescribed for you even if you begin to feel better.

Warning and Precautions:
You should not use Cipro if you are also taking tizanidine (Zanaflex), or if you are allergic to ciprofloxacin or similar medications such as levofloxacin (Levaquin), lomefloxacin (Maxaquin), moxifloxacin (Avelox), ofloxacin (Floxin), norfloxacin (Noroxin), and others.
Before taking Cipro, tell your doctor if you have a heart rhythm disorder, especially if you are being treated with one of these medications: quinidine (Cardioquin, Quinidex, Quinaglute), disopyramide (Norpace), bretylium (Bretylol), procainamide (Pronestyl, Procan SR), amiodarone (Cordarone, Pacerone), or sotalol (Betapace).
Do not use Cipro without telling your doctor if you are pregnant. Tell your doctor if you become pregnant during treatment. Ciprofloxacin passes into breast milk and may harm a nursing baby. Do not use this medication without telling your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.

Important safety information:
Before taking Cipro, tell your doctor if you have kidney or liver disease, myasthenia gravis, joint problems, diabetes, a history of seizures, low levels of potassium in your blood (hypokalemia), or a personal or family history of "Long QT syndrome."
Avoid taking antacids, vitamin or mineral supplements, sucralfate (Carafate), or didanosine (Videx) powder or chewable tablets within 6 hours before or 2 hours after you take Cipro. These other medicines can make ciprofloxacin much less effective when taken at the same time.

Side Effects:
Any of the medicine can cause side effects. If the side effects occur seek medical attention or consult with your doctor for more information. Stop using Cipro and get emergency medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.

Overdose:
Almost any medicine taking in excess doses without consultation with your doctor can cause an overdose. Seek emergency medical attention if you think you have used too much of this medicine.
Overdose symptoms may include seizures, urination problems, weakness, or blue lips with pale skin.

Missed Dose: Take the missed dose as soon as you remember. If it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and take the medicine at the next regularly scheduled time. Do not take extra medicine to make up the missed dose.

Do not use this medicine:
if you have any allergic reaction to any component of this medicine

Storage conditions:
Store this medicine at room temperature away from moisture and heat. Do not allow the liquid medicine to freeze.

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