Cipronat tablets 500 mg

Antibiotic belonging to the fluorochinolone class

Active substance: ciprofloxacin

Form: film-coated tablet

Dosage:

Cipronat 250: 250 mg ciprofloxacin

Cipronat 500: 500 mg ciprofloxacin

Cipronat 750: 750 mg of ciprofloxacin

Packaging:

Box containing 14 tablets (each dosage)

Target: patients (adults and children) who require oral treatment with ciprofloxacin

Cipronat is indicated for the treatment of infections caused by bacteria sensitive to ciprofloxacin

• Urinary and genital infections including infections due to Neisseria gonorrhoeae.

– Uretritis and cervicitis

– Gonorrhea (gonorrhoea)

– Orchi-epididymitis

• Chronic bacterial prostatitis
• Gastrointestinal and intra-abdominal infections (bacterial enteritis – traveller’s diarrhea – typhoid fever)
• Skin and skin structure infections (Gram-negative bacteria)
• Bone and joint infections (Gram negative)
• Prophylaxis of meningitis (invasive Neisseria meningitidis infections)
• Systemic Infection Inhalation anthrax (Gram negative)

Upper and lower respiratory infections (Ciprofloxacin is not the first choice for upper and lower respiratory infections)

– Acute sinusitis (due to Haemophilus influenzae, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Moraxella catarrhalis)

– Chronic purulent otitis media. Acute exacerbation of chronic sinusitis, especially due to Gram-negative bacteria.

– External malignant otitis

– exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, bronchopulmonary infections in cystic fibrosis or bronchiectasis, pneumonia.

Exception: Bronchopulmonary infections in cystic fibrosis, due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

The posology of Cipronat depends on:

• the indication
• the severity and location of the infection
• the sensitivity of the pathogen(s) responsible
• the renal function of the patient
• and in children and adolescents the body weight.

The duration of treatment depends on the severity of the disease and the clinical and bacteriological evolution

For the majority of infections, a dosage of 500 mg or 750 mg twice daily is used for a period of 7 to 14 days

Treatment of infections due to certain germs may require higher doses of ciprofloxacin, as well as

Treatment of infections due to certain germs may require higher doses of ciprofloxacin, as well as the concomitant administration of other appropriate antibacterial agents.

Please refer to the SMPC for details of dosage and duration of treatment.