BD MediCiprofloxacin + Hydrocortisone Acetate
Aural steroid & antibiotic combined preparations
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📋 Indications & Uses Dosage & Administration⚠️ Contraindications⚡ Side Effects & Adverse Reactions🛡️ Warnings & Precautions🔬 Pharmacology & Mechanism
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📖 Official Clinical Monograph
DGDA Approved Prescribing GuidelinesThis ophthalmic suspension is indicated for the treatment of acute otitis externa in adult and paediatric patients due to susceptible strains of
Pseudomonas Aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus and Proteus mirabilis
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Dosage & AdministrationAdult dose
: After Cleansing, 2-4 drops instilled thrice to four times a day and at night or as directed by the physician.
Paediatric use
: Safety and efficacy of Ciprocort otic suspension have been established in paediatric patients 2 years and older in adequate and well controlled clinical trials.
It should be discontinued at the first appearance of a skin rash or any other sign of hypersensitivity.
Rare reports of headache, pruritis, migraine, hyperesthesia, paresthesia, fungal dermatitis, cough, rash, urticaria, and alopecia have been reported.
As with other antibiotic preparations, use of Bactin HC may result in overgrowth of non-susceptible organism including fungi. If the infection is not improved after one week of therapy, culture should be obtained to guide future treatment.
Ciprofloxacin & Hydrocortisone is a quinolone antibiotic and corticosteroid combination. It works by killing bacteria by stopping the production of essential proteins needed by the bacteria to survive. It also reduces inflammation (redness, swelling, itching).