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Is Ciprofloxacin Advisable While On Amiodarone?

Posted on Wed, 18 Jan 2017

Question: My mother is 92 years old and has had an Aortic valve replaced and is therefore on Amiodarone. She is diagnosed with an infection that requires here to take ciprofloxacin. But there are cautions against taking this antibiotic if the patient is taking Amiodarone. We are going to take her, as her doctor suggested, to the emergency room for an intravenous drip of Ciprofloxacin and hopefully convince the E.R. doctor to also put her on a heart monitor. We have been told that there are no safer alternatives to this particular medication for her infection, which I believe is a vaginal infection. Does this course of treatment make sense?

Answered by Dr. Benard Shehu (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Following advice

Detailed Answer:
Hi and thank you for asking!
I read your query and understood your concerns.

The course of treatment for your mother is ok. Ciprofloxacine is very effective for the treatment of infection and is safe to be used in patients who are also taking Amiodarone.

Hope this will be of help!
Wish you health!
Dr. Shehu

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