People's Pharmacy

Ciprofloxacin

Other Brand Names: Cipro

Revised:4/1/2000

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Overview

Cipro belongs to a class of potent antibiotics called quinolones. These drugs have become quite popular in recent years because they can help cure a wide variety of infections.

Side effects are uncommon and bacteria appear slower to develop resistance to such medications.

Cipro is especially useful against hard-to-treat infections that affect the lungs, urinary tract, skin, bones and joints.

This antibiotic also works against traveler's diarrhea and other bugs that invade the digestive tract.