Ciproxin Tablets 250mg Ref.[2658] Active ingredients: Ciprofloxacin

Source: Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB)  Revision Year: 2012  Publisher: Bayer Plc Bayer House Strawberry Hill Newbury Berkshire RG14 1JA United Kingdom

Product name and form

Ciproxin 250 mg film-coated tablets.

Pharmaceutical Form

Film-coated tablet.

Round, nearly white to slightly yellowish tablets marked with “CIP score 250” on one side and a Bayer cross on the reverse side.

The tablets can be divided into equal halves.

Qualitative and quantitative composition

Each film-coated tablet contains 250 mg ciprofloxacin (as hydrochloride).

For a full list of excipients, see section 6.1.

Active Ingredient Description
Ciprofloxacin

Ciprofloxacin is a fluoroquinolone antibacterial agent. The bactericidal action of ciprofloxacin results from the inhibition of both type II topoisomerase (DNA-gyrase) and topoisomerase IV, required for bacterial DNA replication, transcription, repair and recombination.

List of Excipients

Tablet core:

Cellulose microcrystalline
Crospovidone
Maize starch
Magnesium stearate
Silica colloidal anhydrous

Film-coat:

Hypromellose
Macrogol 4000
Titanium dioxide (E171)

Pack sizes and marketing

One of the following primary packaging materials is used:

  • Transparent colourless or white opaque PVC/PVDC/Aluminum blister
  • Transparent colourless or white opaque PP/Aluminum blister
  • Aluminum/Aluminum blister

Pack sizes of: 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 20, 28, 50, 100, 160 or 500 film-coated tablets.

Not all pack sizes may be marketed.

Marketing authorization holder

Bayer Plc
Bayer House
Strawberry Hill
Newbury
Berkshire RG14 1JA
United Kingdom

Marketing authorization dates and numbers

PL 00010/0146

3 February 1987 / 9 October 2010

Drugs

Drug Countries
CIPROXIN Austria, Cyprus, Finland, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Malta, Netherlands, New Zealand, United Kingdom

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