Instructions for Oftocypro (Ciprofloxacin) ocular ointment 0,3 %
English product name
Oftocipro®
Release Form
Eye Smudge
Description Oftocypro:
Eye oil 0.3% 1 ml
cyprofloxacin (in the form of hydrochloride monogidrat) 3 mg
3 g - aluminum tubes (1) - cardboard packs.
5 g - aluminum tubes (1) - cardboard packs.
ATX codes
S01AX13 Ciprofloxacin
Pharmaceutical / Group Membership
Antimicrobial fluorhinolon group for local ophthalmology use
Valid substance
cyprofloxacin (in the form of hydrochloride monogidrat)
Pharmaceutical group:
Anti-microbial agent - fluorhinolon
Testimony:
In ophthalmology: treatment of corneal ulcers and infections of the anterior segment of the eyeball and its appendages caused by bacteria sensitive to Ciprofloxacin in adults, newborns (from 0 to twenty-seven days), infants and infants (from 28 days to twenty-three months), children (from 2 to 11 years) and adolescents (from 12 to 18 years).
In otorhinolaryngology: otitis externos, treatment of postoperative infectious complications.
Method of administration, course and dosage:
For instillations in the eyes or in the external ear canal.
Do not instillation subconjunctivally or in the anterior chamber of the eye.
It is used according to special schemes depending on the indications.
The use of the drug in elderly patients
The drug is approved for use in elderly patients.
Use in children
The drug is approved for use in children and adolescents under the age of 18 years
Nosology (ICD codes)
H01.0
Blepharitis
H04.0
Dacryodenitis
H04.3
Acute and unspecified inflammation of the lacrimal ducts
H04.4
Chronic inflammation of the lacrimal ducts
H10..
Conjunctivitis
H15..
Diseases of the sclera
H16.0
Corneal ulcer
H16.9
Unspecified keratitis
H20..
Iridocyclitis
H60..
Otitis extera
Z98.8
Other clarified post-surgical conditions
Drugs Ciprofloxacin:
Antimicrobial agent of a wide spectrum of action, a derivative of fluoroquinolone.
Suppresses bacterial DNA-gyrase (topoisomerases II and IV, responsible for the process of superspiralization of chromosomal DNA around nuclear RNA, which is necessary for reading genetic information), disrupts DNA synthesis, growth and division of bacteria; Causes pronounced morphological changes (incl. cell wall and membranes) and rapid death of bacterial cells.
