Comparing Ciprofloxacin vs Trimethoprim
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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 |
Prescribed for Urinary Tract Infection, Prevention of Bladder infection, Bladder Infection, Pneumocystis Pneumonia, Otitis Media. trimethoprim may also be used for purposes not listed in this... View more |
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Prescription only |
Prescription only |
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Ratings & ReviewsRecent helpful reviews |
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5.0
For Urinary Tract Infection: I was placed on this antibiotic because Bactrim gives me nasty side effects and I told my doctor that so she gave me this. Never been on this for a UTI before and I’ve had a UTI every 4 months almost ON THE DOT for the past 2 years. Literally have been to urgent care 4/3, was just back there on 9/3. so about every 4-5 months I’m back there. Anyway, she put me on this one and so far the only major side effect is that I’ve had trouble sleeping and my feet get really dry. ALSO THE WORST ONE is that urgency to pee is just hanging around, like I still have a UTI or something, and I’m on day 4 out of 5 of treatment. Just hoping this awfulness ends soon. I bought AZO urgency pain relief pills and those always help. |
3.4
For Urinary Tract Infection: First of all I have had a stressful time recently but was coming out of it. Suspected UTI so GP prescribed 7 days worth of Trimethoprim. After 2 doses the panic started. Thought nothing of it. Day 2 by the evening I thought I had flu. Body aches, headache, hot flashes alternating with shivering then every pulse in my body was thumping as well as my heart so that then lead to a panic attack as my pulse was going way too fast. I feel awful today. General weakness and body aches and my head is thumping. I actually feel like stopping these tonight after 3 days as I feel awful, anxious and tonight depressed and hopeless. Yes the burning when peeing has stopped but now I'm peeing loads because of the anxiety and panic. Honestly can't 100% say Trimethoprim has caused all of it but I'm pretty sure it's caused a lot of it. Just putting this here in case anyone else is suffering the same you aren't alone. I see others have suffered similar. For Urinary Tract Infection: This antibiotics trimethoprim is good for treating UTI’s but give awful side effects Had 3 days worth of these and although cleared up infection came with some unwanted feelings worse side effects were migraine type headaches fatigue shakes nausea and racing heart Absolutely awful wouldn’t want to take these again thank god it was only 3 days! |
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Side Effects |
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Commonly reported side effects include: pyelonephritis, arthralgia, and musculoskeletal signs and symptoms. See the full ciprofloxacin side effects document. |
See the full trimethoprim side effects document. |
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Pricing and Coupons* Prices are without insurance |
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Generic Availability |
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Yes (this medicine) |
Yes (this medicine) |
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Brand Names |
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Cipro, Cipro Cystitis Pack, Cipro I.V., Cipro XR | Primsol | ||||||||||||||||
Half LifeThe 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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CSA Schedule**View glossary of terms. |
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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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Pregnancy Category |
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Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full Pregnancy Warnings document. |
Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full Pregnancy Warnings document. |
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N/A |
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Drug Interactions |
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A total of 588 drugs are known to interact with ciprofloxacin:
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A total of 110 drugs are known to interact with trimethoprim:
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First Approval Date |
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October 22, 1987 |
May 30, 1980 |
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WADA ClassView World Anti-Doping Agency classifications. |
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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.
Further information
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For Urinary Tract Infection: I was skeptical to take this medication. I had an adverse reaction to "Flagyl" for a UTI before so I read side effects for antibiotics now. I let my doctor know how I was feeling about taking it, so he prescribed me Cipro for 5 days 2X a day at 250mg. I had side effects such as fatigue, tingly and muscle aches. I just took my last dose and I'm not sure if it fixed it. I'm 30 years old and active so I'm glad to be going back to normal life again after thinking this drug was going to ruin my life like I read on here.