Ciprofloxacin 1 gm
1 gm
Bolus
Ciprofloxacin is indicated for the treatment of a wide range of bacterial infections, including respiratory tract infections, urinary tract infections, pelvic inflammatory disease, infectious diarrhea caused by organisms such as Shigella dysenteriae and Vibrio cholerae, typhoid fever, intra-abdominal infections, prostatitis, skin and soft tissue infections, bone and joint infections, gonorrhea, bacterial meningitis, and fever in neutropenic patients associated with bacterial infections. It is also used for surgical prophylaxis in selected cases.
Dose
12 – 15
mg/kg
Frequency
q12h
Duration
3-5 days
Purpose
treatment
Avoid administration of this medicine in animals with renal failure.
Ciprofloxacin is contraindicated in patients with known hypersensitivity to ciprofloxacin or any other quinolone antibiotic.