Ciprofloxacin 500 mg + Tinidazole 600 mg

Indications
Ciplox-TZ is indicated for the treatment of a wide variety of infections caused by susceptible gram-positive and gram-negative organisms along with anaerobes and protozoa.

• Surgical prophylaxis and surgical wound infections
• Gynaecological infections including prophylaxis in gynaecological surgeries
• Respiratory tract infections like lung abscess, aspiration pneumonia, empyema and bronchiectasis
• ENT infections like chronic sinusitis, chronic suppurative otitis media, cholesteatoma and mastoiditis
• Orofacial and Dental infections
• Dermatological infections like cellulitis, breast and other cutaneous abscesses, gangrene, diabetic and decubitus ulcers
• Intra-abdominal infections and diarrhoeas of mixed bacterial and protozoal origin

Dosage and administration
Ciplox-TZ should be taken one hour before or two hours after meals with a glass of water. Patients should be advised to drink fluids liberally. Antacids should not be taken concomitantly or within two hours of dosing.

ADULTS
One tablet twice a day.

Side effects
Side effects seen with Ciplox-TZ may include metallic taste, mild nausea, headache, vomiting, anorexia, abdominal pain, furry tongue, pruritus, photosensitivity, vasculitis, skin rash, tremor, paraesthesia, blurred vision, leucopenia, myalgia, exacerbation of myasthenia gravis.

Presentation
Ciplox-TZ Blister pack of 10 tablets