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CIPRODEX (NDA-021537)

(CIPROFLOXACIN; DEXAMETHASONE)

Safety-related Labeling Changes Approved by FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER)

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11/03/2020 (SUPPL-18)

Approved Drug Label (PDF)

8 Use in Specific Populations

Lactation

(PLLR conversion. Please refer to label for complete information.)

Pregnancy

(PLLR conversion. Please refer to label for complete information.)

17 PCI/PI/MG (Patient Counseling Information/Patient Information/Medication Guide)

Patient Information

(Additions and/or revisions underlined)

It is not known if CIPRODEX passes into your breast milk. Talk to your doctor about the best way to feed your baby during treatment with CIPRODEX

Stop using CIPRODEX and call your doctor or go to the nearest emergency room if you have any of the following signs or symptoms of an allergic reaction

02/21/2019 (SUPPL-17)

Approved Drug Label (PDF)

17 PCI/PI/MG (Patient Counseling Information/Patient Information/Medication Guide)

17 PATIENT COUNSELING INFORMATION

(Additions and/or revisions are underlined)

 Advise the patient to read the FDA-approved patient labeling (Patient Information and Instructions for Use). For Otic Use Only

Advise patients that CIPRODEX is for otic use (ears) only. This product must not be used in the eye.

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PATIENT INFORMATION CIPRODEX

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What is CIPRODEX?

CIPRODEX is a prescription medicine used in the ear only (otic use) that contains 2 medicines, a quinolone antibiotic medicine called ciprofloxacin and a corticosteroid medicine called dexamethasone. CIPRODEX is used in adults and children 6 months of age or older to treat certain types of infections caused by certain germs called bacteria. These bacterial infections include:

  • middle ear infection (known as acute otitis media or AOM) in people who have a tube in their eardrum known as a tympanostomy to prevent having too much fluid in the middle ear

  • outer ear canal infection (known as acute otitis externa or AOE)

It is not known if CIPRODEX is safe and effective in children under 6 months of age.

 

 

How should I use CIPRODEX?

  • Read the detailed Instructions for Use that come with CIPRODEX.

  • Use CIPRODEX exactly as your doctor tells you to.

  • CIPRODEX is for use in the ear only (otic use). Do not use CIPRODEX in the eye or inject CIPRODEX.

  • Apply 4 drops of CIPRODEX into the affected ear 2 times a day for 7 days.

General information about the safe and effective use of CIPRODEX.

Medicines are sometimes prescribed for purposes other than those listed in a Patient Information leaflet. Do not use CIPRODEX for a condition for which it was not prescribed. Do not use CIPRODEX in the eye. Do not give CIPRODEX to other people, even if they have the same symptoms that you have. It may harm them. You can ask your pharmacist or doctor for information about CIPRODEX that is written for health professionals.

 

What are the ingredients in CIPRODEX?

Active ingredients: ciprofloxacin hydrochloride, dexamethasone, and benzalkonium chloride as a preservative

Inactive ingredients: acetic acid, boric acid, edetate disodium, , hydroxyethyl cellulose,  purified water, sodium acetate, sodium chloride , and tyloxapol. Sodium hydroxide or hydrochloric acid may be added for adjustment of pH

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