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Ciprofloxacin Eye Drops IP is a medicine that fights bacteria. It helps ease the infection by stopping the germs that cause it from growing.

Use Ciprofloxacin Eye Drops IP as your doctor tells you, both in how much to use and how long to use it. You can take it with food or on an empty stomach, but it’s best to take it at the same time each day. Don’t miss any doses and make sure to complete all your medicine, even if you start feeling better. Don’t take two doses at once if you forget one. 

How to Use?

• Look at the dropper tip to see if it is not broken or has any chips.
• Don’t let the dropper tip touch your eye or anything else. Keep eye drops and droppers clean.
• Tilt your head back and use your index finger to pull down the bottom part of your eye to create a pocket.
• Hold the dropper with the tip facing down, using your other hand. Keep it close to your eye, but don’t touch it.
• Press the other fingers of that hand against your face.
• While looking up, lightly squeeze the dropper to let one drop fall into the pocket created by your lower eyelid. 
• Close your eyes for 2 to 3 minutes and lean your head forward like you’re looking at the floor. Try not to blink or close your eyes tightly.
• Put your finger on the tear duct and press gently.
• If you need to use more than one drop in the same eye, wait at least 5 minutes before putting in the next drop.
• Take off the cap from the dropper bottle and screw it back on tight. 

Benefits

In Treating Bacterial Infections

Ciprofloxacin Eye Drops is a helpful antibiotic medicine that can treat various infections caused by germs. These include infections in the urinary system, nose, throat, skin, soft tissues, and lungs (like pneumonia). It kills the bacteria that are causing the infection and keeps them from growing more. This medicine usually helps you feel better fast. But you should keep taking it for as long as your doctor says, even if you start to feel better. This helps make sure that all the germs are gone and don’t become resistant.

In treating eye or ear infections caused by bacteria.

Ciplox Eye/Ear Drops is a medicine that helps fight infections in the eyes and ears. It halts the growth of the bacteria that is making you sick. It helps make symptoms like pain, redness, itching, soreness, or ear discharge from eye or ear infections feel better. Your doctor will choose how much medicine you need and how long you should take it based on your health. This will make sure the infection is fully healed and stop it from coming back.

Side Effects

Most side effects don’t need a doctor’s help and go away as your body gets used to the medicine.

• Ocular hyperemia
• Taste change
• Corneal deposits
• Eye discomfort

Safety measures

• Tell your doctor and pharmacist if you are allergic to ciprofloxacin or any other quinolone antibiotics like cinoxacin, enoxacin, gatifloxacin, levofloxacin, lomefloxacin, moxifloxacin, nalidixic acid, norfloxacin, ofloxacin, and sparfloxacin. Also, let them know if you’re allergic to any other medications or benzalkonium chloride.
• Let your doctor and pharmacist know about any medicines, vitamins, or herbal products you are currently taking or plan to take while using eye drops with ciprofloxacin. 
• Let your doctor know if you have or have had any health problems before.
• If you get pregnant while using ciprofloxacin eye drops, contact your doctor.
• You might experience blurry vision while using ciprofloxacin eye ointment. Don’t rub your eyes, even if you can’t see clearly. Don’t drive a car or use machines if you can’t see well.
• Let your doctor know if you use contact lenses. You should not wear contact lenses if you have symptoms of bacterial conjunctivitis or while you are putting in eye drops or ointment.
• You should know that bacterial conjunctivitis spreads quickly. Wash your hands regularly, especially after you touch your eyes. When your infection clears up, make sure to wash or get rid of any eye makeup, contact lenses, or anything else that touched your infected eye(s).