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Does Ciprofloxacin Have An Anti-inflammatory Effect?

Does ciprofloxacin have an anti-inflammatory effect, and is it ever used to treat inflammation? I ask because I have been experiencing severe shoulder pain for a couple of years (due I am told to arthritis. And I ve noticed on a couple of occasions that when I ve been given ciprofloxacin for an infection (UTI or prostatitis) the pain in my soulder almost vanished.
Wed, 3 May 2017
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it is an antibiotic and after controlling infection it control inflammation.basicaly it is an antibiotic used to treat enteric fever and uti.can be used to treat gastro enteritis.
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Does Ciprofloxacin Have An Anti-inflammatory Effect?

it is an antibiotic and after controlling infection it control inflammation.basicaly it is an antibiotic used to treat enteric fever and uti.can be used to treat gastro enteritis.