For the same reason it is important to discourage individuals from taking prophylactic ciprofloxacin if no anthrax exposure has occurred. George G. Zhanel, Winnipeg, MB Anthrax is a rare disease ...

It’s usually taken twice per day. Ciprofloxacin is also approved to help prevent infections from inhaled anthrax. The drug is used for this purpose in adults and children of any age exposed to ...

The antibiotics most commonly used to treat anthrax—ciprofloxacin and doxycycline—are readily available and widely used ...

Ciprofloxacin 10mg/mL; soln for IV infusion after dilution. The bactericidal action of ciprofloxacin results from inhibition of the enzymes topoisomerase II (DNA gyrase) and topoisomerase IV (both ...

Ciprofloxacin 5% (250mg/5mL), 10% (500mg/5mL ... Postexposure prophylaxis of inhalational anthrax: 500mg every 12hrs for 60 days (start as soon as possible after exposure).