Cipro (ciprofloxacin) is typically taken orally in tablets twice a day for 7 to 14 days. The tablet may have a bitter taste if you chew or crush it before taking it. Do not split the tablets unless they have a score line and your doctor or pharmacist tells you to do so. Cipro can be taken with or without food, but the patient should take it at the same time each day. If it upsets your stomach, try taking it with food. Do not skip doses and make sure to finish the entire course of medication even if you start to feel better. It must be taken exactly as prescribed by your doctor.
In general, the recommended dosage of Ciprofloxacin is 500-750 mg orally every 12 hours. For some conditions, such as urinary tract infections, a lower dose of 250 mg twice daily may be recommended. However, the appropriate dosage may vary based on the types of infection and medical cases.
Infection
Dose
Frequency
Usual Durations
Skin and Skin Structure
500-750 mg
every 12 hours
7 to 14 days
Bone and Joint
500-750 mg
every 12 hours
4 to 8 weeks
Complicated Intra-Abdominal
500 mg
every 12 hours
7 to 14 days
Infectious Diarrhea
500 mg
every 12 hours
5 to 7 days
Typhoid Fever
500 mg
every 12 hours
10 days
Uncomplicated Urethral and Cervical Gonococcal Infections
250 mg
single dose
single dose
Inhalational anthrax (post-exposure)3
500 mg
every 12 hours
60 days
Plague 3
500-750 mg
every 12 hours
14 days
Chronic Bacterial Prostatitis
500 mg
every 12 hours
28 days
Lower Respiratory Tract Infections
500-750 mg
every 12 hours
7 to 14 days
Urinary Tract Infections
250-500 mg
every 12 hours
7 to 14 days
Acute Uncomplicated
Cystitis
250 mg
every 12 hours
3 days
Acute
Sinusitis
500 mg
every 12 hours
10 days
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