Ciprofloxacin 10% oral solution

Form of application: oral administration.

Active ingredient: Cyprofloxacin.

Packaging: 1000-mL flasks.

A clear, yellowish oily liquid.

COMPOSITION

• Ciprofloxvet 10%:Ciprofloxacin: 100 mg.
  

PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTION

Ciprofloxacin is an antibiotic that refers to fluoroquinolone; it is active against gram-negative and gram-positive microorganisms.  The mechanism of antimicrobial action is inhibiting DNA and RNA synthesis in a bacterial cell.  A semiexcretion period is about 5 hours.  Its action is based on inhibiting protein synthesis in bacteria.

Ciprofloxacin is fluoroquinolone which is the “Gold Standard” of this group of antibacterial preparations and has a wide spectrum of activity with respect to gram-negative microorganisms and staphylococcuses including some bacteria strains resistant to second groups of antibiotics.

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USES

The preparation is used to treat diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, respiratory tracts, urogenital system caused by microorganisms sensitive to ciprofloxacin in cattle, pigs, poultry, dogs, and cats.

DOSAGE

The preparation is administered orally once or twice daily depending on disease severity. Treatment duration is between 3 days and 5 days.

CONTRAINDICATIONS

Do not administer to animals with hypersensitivity to the preparation, as well as to animals with their liver or kidneys affected, during pregnancy period.
Do not combine with nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAID), macrolide antibiotics, and tetracycline.

PRECAUTIONS

Animals treated with the preparation may only be slaughtered for meat not earlier than 12 days of the last use of the preparation; milk is fit for food in 4 days.

HOW SUPPLIED

STORAGE

Store in a dry place protected from light at a temperature not exceeding 25 °C in an unopened manufacturer’s container (List B). Shelf life is 24 months from the date of manufacture.