Comparing Ciprofloxacin vs Sulfamethoxazole / Trimethoprim
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Prescription only
Ciprofloxacin is an effective antibiotic that treats a wide variety of infections; however, it should not be given to children aged less than 18 and in adults, it should be reserved for infections... View more |
Prescription only
Sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim is an effective combination antibiotic; however, it may not be suitable for those with kidney or liver disease or folate deficiency. The risk of side effects may be... View more |
Related suggestions Urinary Tract Infection
Bacterial Infection
Sinusitis
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| More about Ciprofloxacin | More about Sulfamethoxazole / trimethoprim | ||||||||||||||||
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Ciprofloxacin has an average rating of 5.0 out of 10 from a total of 913 ratings on Drugs.com. 37% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 47% reported a negative effect. |
Sulfamethoxazole / trimethoprim has an average rating of 4.9 out of 10 from a total of 1689 ratings on Drugs.com. 34% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 48% reported a negative effect. |
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Commonly reported side effects include:
See also: ciprofloxacin side effects in more detail. |
See also: sulfamethoxazole / trimethoprim side effects in more detail. |
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| Cipro, Cipro Cystitis Pack, Cipro I.V., Cipro XR | Bactrim, Bactrim DS, Bactrim IV, Bactrim Pediatric, Bethaprim, Bethaprim Pediatric, Co-trimoxazole, Septra, Septra DS, SMZ-TMP DS, Sulfatrim Pediatric View more | ||||||||||||||||
| Half Life The half-life of a drug is the time taken for the plasma concentration of a drug to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||||||||||
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4 hours |
14 hours |
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Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
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Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category D
Positive evidence of risk
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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A total of 635 drugs are known to interact with ciprofloxacin:
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A total of 398 drugs are known to interact with sulfamethoxazole / trimethoprim:
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March 05, 2014 |
January 05, 2021 |
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N/A |
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** The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) schedule information displayed applies to substances regulated under federal law. There may be variations in CSA schedules between individual states.
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