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About Arcip 500mg Tablet

CIPROFLOXACIN contains a class of antibiotics known as fluoroquinolones, primarily used to treat or prevent certain infections caused by bacteria. It is prescribed for the treatment of pneumonia, gonorrhoea (a sexually transmitted disease), typhoid fever (a serious infection that is common in developing countries), infectious diarrhoea (infections that cause severe diarrhoea), and infections of the skin, bone, joint, abdomen (stomach area), and prostate (male reproductive gland). Bacterial infection is a condition in which bacteria grow in the body and cause infection. It can target any body part and multiple very quickly.

CIPROFLOXACIN contains the antibiotic Ciprofloxacin which helps in treating and preventing a wide range of bacterial infections. It is bactericidal in nature and works by killing bacteria that cause infections. It prevents the division of bacterial cells. It also inhibits the repair of bacterial cells. Altogether it kills the bacteria.

CIPROFLOXACIN should be taken in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. It is advised to take with food and should be taken at a fixed time to achieve maximum effect. Do not take CIPROFLOXACIN with dairy products as it may lower its efficacy. In some cases, you may experience nausea, diarrhoea, liver function tests abnormal, vomiting, and rash. Most of these side effects of CIPROFLOXACIN do not require medical attention and gradually resolve over time. However, if the side effects are persistent, reach out to your doctor. If you experience any symptoms of an allergic reaction such as rashes, itching, swelling, shortness of breath, etc. you should contact a doctor immediately. 

It is not advisable to stop this medicine suddenly to avoid unpleasant side effects. Inform your doctor if you have any lung disease, muscle weakness (myasthenia gravis), sleeping disorder or difficulty in sleeping (sleep apnoea), severe liver disease, or problem with alcohol or other prescription recreational drugs. Inform your doctor if you are planning to get pregnant, are pregnant or breastfeeding.

Uses of Arcip 500mg Tablet

Bacterial infections

Medicinal Benefits of Arcip 500mg Tablet

CIPROFLOXACIN contains the antibiotic Ciprofloxacin which helps in treating and preventing a wide range of bacterial infections. It is bactericidal in nature and works by killing bacteria that cause infections. It prevents the division of bacterial cells and inhibits the repair of bacterial cells. Both these actions lead to the killing of the bacteria. 

Directions for Use

CIPROFLOXACIN can be taken with or without food (excluding dairy products). Always take this medicine exactly as your doctor has told you. Check with your doctor if you are not sure.

Side Effects of Arcip 500mg Tablet

Like all medicines, CIPROFLOXACIN can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them. You should contact the doctor if you have nausea, diarrhea, liver function tests abnormal, vomiting, rash, and change of the heart rhythm (ECG) in patients with low blood potassium levels. Most of these side effects do not require medical attention and gradually resolve over time. However, if the side effects are persistent, reach out to your doctor.

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In-Depth Precautions and Warning

Drug Warnings

Do not take CIPROFLOXACIN if you are allergic or have had a severe reaction to ciprofloxacin or any other quinolone or fluoroquinolone antibiotics such as delafloxacin gemifloxacin, levofloxacin, moxifloxacin, and ofloxacin. Taking CIPROFLOXACIN may increase the chances of developing tendinitis (swelling of a fibrous tissue that connects a bone to a muscle) or having a tendon rupture (tearing of a fibrous tissue that connects a bone to a muscle). Inform your doctor if you have or have ever had a kidney, heart, or lung transplant, kidney disease, a joint or tendon disorder such as rheumatoid arthritis (an auto immune disorder of joints causing pain, swelling, and loss of function), seizures (fits), epilepsy or if you participate in regular physical activity. Taking CIPROFLOXACIN may worsen muscle weakness in people with myasthenia gravis (a disorder of the nervous system that causes muscle weakness) and cause severe difficulty breathing or death. Dairy products should be avoided along with CIPROFLOXACIN. And also, exposure to sunlight should be avoided while taking CIPROFLOXACIN as it may cause increased phototoxicity or photosensitivity. Patients with epilepsy and irregular heartbeat (especially a condition known as QT prolongation) should tell their doctor before taking CIPROFLOXACIN.

Drug Interactions

Drug-Drug Interaction:

This medicine may have an interaction with blood thinners (such as warfarin), antidepressants and antipsychotics (like clozapine, and olanzapine), caffeine-containing medications, insulin, or other anti-diabetic medications (like chlorpropamide, glimepiride, glipizide, glyburide, tolazamide, and tolbutamide), medications for regulating irregular heartbeat (like amiodarone, disopyramide, procainamide, quinidine), pain killers (like ibuprofen and naproxen).

Drug-Disease Interaction:

Inform your doctor if you have or have ever had a kidney, heart, or lung transplant, kidney disease, a joint or tendon disorder such as rheumatoid arthritis (a condition in which the body attacks its own joints, causing pain, swelling, and loss of function), seizures, epilepsy or if you participate in regular physical activity before starting CIPROFLOXACIN.

Safety Advice

ALCOHOL

Alcohol is not known to cause any unpleasant side effects if taken along with CIPROFLOXACIN. But intake of alcohol with CIPROFLOXACIN may damage your liver. So intake of CIPROFLOXACIN should be avoided with CIPROFLOXACIN.

PREGNANCY

CIPROFLOXACIN is a pregnancy Category C medicine. It is not known whether CIPROFLOXACIN will affect pregnant women or fetuses or not. Hence, intake of CIPROFLOXACIN should be avoided if you are pregnant or planning to become pregnant as it may harm the baby.

BREAST FEEDING

CIPROFLOXACIN is excreted in human milk. But the amount of CIPROFLOXACIN absorbed by the nursing infant is unknown. So, should not be taken while breastfeeding.

DRIVING

CIPROFLOXACIN can affect alertness and coordiantion. So, operating machinery which requires concentration should be avoided.

LIVER

CIPROFLOXACIN is to be taken with caution, especially if you have a history of liver diseases/conditions. The dose may have to be adjusted by your doctor if there are symptoms of nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, dark-colored urine, yellowing of or skin/eye.

KIDNEY

CIPROFLOXACIN is to be taken with caution, especially if you have a history of Kidney diseases/conditions. The dose may have to be adjusted by your doctor.