Source: FDA, National Drug Code (US) Revision Year: 2020
CILOXAN (ciprofloxacin ophthalmic ointment) 0.3% is a synthetic, sterile, multiple dose, antimicrobial for topical use. Ciprofloxacin is a fluoroquinolone antibacterial. It is available as the monohydrochloride monohydrate salt of 1-cyclopropyl-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-7-(1-piperazinyl)-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid. Ciprofloxacin is a faint to light yellow crystalline powder with a molecular weight of 385.82. Its empirical formula is C17H18FN3O3•HCl•H2O and its chemical structure is as follows:
Ciprofloxacin differs from other quinolones in that it has a fluorine atom at the 6-position, a piperazine moiety at the 7-position, and a cyclopropyl ring at the 1-position.
Each gram of CILOXAN (ciprofloxacin ophthalmic ointment) 0.3% contains:
Active: ciprofloxacin HCl 3.33 mg equivalent to 3 mg base.
Inactives: mineral oil, white petrolatum.
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3.5 g STERILE ointment supplied in an aluminum tube with a white polyethylene tip and white polyethylene cap. 3.5 g NDC 0065-0654-35 Distributed by: Alcon Laboratories, Inc., Fort Worth, Texas 76134 |
| Drug | Countries | |
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| CILOXAN | Austria, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Cyprus, Estonia, France, Croatia, Ireland, Israel, Lithuania, Malta, New Zealand, Poland, Singapore, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, South Africa |
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