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What is Ciprofloxacin?

Category: Prescription Drugs

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Ciprofloxacin is a fluoroquinolone antibiotic used for the short-term treatment of susceptible bacterial infections including urinary tract infections; lower respiratory tract infections; sinusitis; skin infections; bone and joint infections; infectious diarrhea.

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Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Diverticulitis 173 16
Prostatitis 68 5
Pyelonephritis 21 2
Urinary tract infection 20 15
Prevent infection 11 13

Show all 68 reasons taken

  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
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Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 13
Moderate 22
Mild 24
None 92

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Ciprofloxacin

Side effect Patients Percentage
Diarrhea 11
Nausea 6
Muscle and joint pain 3
Mood swings 2
Nausea if taken on empty stomach 2
Abdominal pain 1

Show all 38 reported side effects

Why patients stopped taking Ciprofloxacin

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Reason Patients Percentage
Course of treatment ended 171
Doctor's advice 22
Did not seem to work 18
Side effects too severe 13
Other 8
Expense 2
Personal research 1
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Duration

Stopped taking Ciprofloxacin

Duration Patients Percentage
Less than 1 month 143
1 - 6 months 37
6 months - 1 year 10
1 - 2 years 3
2 - 5 years 6
5 - 10 years 1
10 years or more 1
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 128
Usually 12
Sometimes 3
Never taken as prescribed 8
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 2
Somewhat hard to take 7
A little hard to take 20
Not at all hard to take 122
Cost per month
Cost per month Evaluations Percentage
$200+ 0
$100-199 0
$50-99 1
$25-49 6
< $25 82
Not specified 62

What people switch to and from

Patients started taking Ciprofloxacin after stopping:

Treatment Patients Percentage
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim (cotrimoxazole) (Bactrim) 2
Amoxicillin-clavulanate (Augmentin) 1
Cefuroxime (Ceftin) 1
Cephalexin (Keflex) 1
Nitrofurantoin (Macrobid) 1

Patients stopped taking Ciprofloxacin and switched to:

Treatment Patients Percentage
Amoxicillin-clavulanate (Augmentin) 3
Levofloxacin (Levaquin) 3
Nitrofurantoin (Macrobid) 2
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim (cotrimoxazole) (Bactrim) 2
Adalimumab (Humira) 1

Show all 10 treatments patients report switching to

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14 patient evaluations for Ciprofloxacin

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Mar 30, 2017 (Started Jun 24, 2014)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for E. coli infection)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for urinary tract infection)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Oct 11, 2016 (Started Dec 20, 2014)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for urinary tract infection)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Never taken as prescribed
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Oct 6, 2014 (Started Oct 02, 2014)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for acute bronchitis)
  • Side effects
    Mild (muscle and joint pain)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 1000 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks
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