What is CIPLOX D EYE/EAR DROPS?

CIPLOX D EYE/EAR DROPS contains Ciprofloxacin and Dexamethasone

Therapeutic Uses

What CIPLOX D EYE/EAR DROPS is used for?

For Ophthalmic use:

It is indicated for the treatment of post-operative inflammatory conditions of the eyes

For Otic use:

• Acute Otitis Media (AOM) with tympanostomy tubes due to Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenza, Moraxella catarrhalis, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa
• Acute Otitis Externa (AOE), due to Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Warning & Precautions

Talk to Doctor

Talk to your Doctor if you

• Are allergic to any other ingredients of this medicine
• Have herpes simplex and other viral diseases of the cornea and conjunctiva
• The fungal disease, ocular tuberculosis, untreated purulent infections
• Have a history of acute epithelial herpes simplex keratitis
• Wear contact lenses
• Viral infections of the external canal, including herpes simplex infections and fungal otic infections

Pregnancy & Breast Feeding

If you are pregnant, or breastfeeding think you may be pregnant, or are planning to have a baby, ask your doctor for advice before taking this medicine

Children & Adolescents

Ask your doctor for advice before using this medicine in children

Driving & Using Machines

If your sight is temporarily blurred or affected in any way following use of this medicine ,you should not drive or operate machinery until your vision is clear again

Interactions

Tell your doctor if you are taking,

• Other corticosteroids (used to provide relief for inflamed areas of the body)
• Other eye/ear drops or eye ointment

Directions & For Use

• Always take this medicine exactly as your doctor has told you to
• Only for ophthalmic use

If you use more CIPLOX D EYE/EAR DROPS

• If you take more than you should, tell your doctor or contact your nearest hospital immediately

If you forget to use CIPLOX D EYE/EAR DROPS

• If you forget to take a dose, take it as soon as possible, unless it is almost time to take the next dose
• Do not take a double dose

If you stop using CIPLOX D EYE/EAR DROPS

• Do not stop taking this medicine before your doctor tells to do

Side Effects

Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.

Common

• White deposits on the eye surface (cornea), discomfort (stinging or burning, gritty feeling in the eye, irritation), redness
• Dysgeusia (distortion of the sense of taste)

Uncommon

• Headache
• Keratopathy
• Eye discharge
• Erythema of eyelid
• Nausea

Rare

• Rhinitis
• Dizziness
• Diarrhoea, abdominal pain

More Information

Storage

• Keep this medicine out of reach of the children
• Store at a room temperature of 15-25°C

Disclaimer

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