Ciprofloxacindrug info
ciprofloxacin 3 MG/ML / dexamethasone 1 MG/ML Otic Suspension
What it is used for
Ciprofloxacin 0.3% and dexamethasone 0.1% otic suspension is indicated for the treatment of infections caused by susceptible isolates of the designated microorganisms in the specific conditions listed below: Acute Otitis Media (AOM) in pediatric patients (age 6 months and older) with tympanostomy tubes due to Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, Moraxella catarrhalis, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Acute Otitis Externa (AOE) in pediatric (age 6 months and older), adult, and elderly patients due to Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Ciprofloxacin 0.3% and dexamethasone 0.1% otic suspension is a combination of ciprofloxacin, a fluoroquinolone antibacterial and dexamethasone, a corticosteroid, indicated for the treatment of infections caused by susceptible isolates of the designated microorganisms in the specific conditions listed below:
Acute Otitis Media (AOM) in pediatric patients (age 6 months and older) with tympanostomy tubes due to Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, Moraxella catarrhalis, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Acute Otitis Externa (AOE) in pediatric (age 6 months and older), adult and elderly patients due to Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective November 1, 2024. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
Description
Ciprofloxacin 0.3% and dexamethasone 0.1% otic suspension USP, contains the quinolone antimicrobial, ciprofloxacin hydrochloride USP, combined with the corticosteroid, dexamethasone USP, in a sterile, preserved suspension for otic use. Each mL of ciprofloxacin 0.3% and dexamethasone 0.1% otic suspension contains ciprofloxacin hydrochloride USP (equivalent to 3 mg ciprofloxacin base), 1 mg dexamethasone USP, and 0.1 mg benzalkonium chloride as a preservative. The inactive ingredients are acetic acid, boric acid, edetate disodium, hydroxyethyl cellulose, sodium acetate, sodium chloride, tyloxapol and water for injection. Sodium hydroxide or hydrochloric acid may be added for adjustment of pH. Ciprofloxacin, a quinolone antimicrobial is available as the monohydrochloride monohydrate salt of 1-cyclopropyl-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-7-(1-piperazinyl)-3-quinoline carboxylic acid. The empirical formula is C 17 H 18 FN 3 O 3 ·HCl·H 2 O. The molecular weight is 385.82 g/mol and the structural formula is: Figure 1: Structure of Ciprofloxacin Dexamethasone, 9-fluoro-11(beta),17,21-trihydroxy-16(alpha)-methylpregna-1,4-diene-3,20-dione, is a corticosteroid. The empirical formula is C 22 H 29 FO 5. The molecular weight is 392.46 g/mol and the structural formula is: Figure 2: Structure of Dexamethasone
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective November 1, 2024. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
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