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C17H18FN3O3 [1 record]

Record 1 2014-10-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Medication
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

A broad-spectrum antimicrobial carboxyfluoroquinoline.

OBS

Sometimes administered to treat MAC [mycobacterium avium complex] in combination with other drugs.

OBS

Active ingredient sold under a large number of commercial (trade) names, among which: Cipro, Ciproflox, Ciproxina and Italnik.

OBS

Chemical formula: C17H18FN3O3

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Médicaments
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
CONT

La ciprofloxacine, fluoroquinolone synthétique, possède une action bactéricide.

OBS

Les symptômes, chez les malades du Sida, sont très variables : certains patients sont asymptomatiques, d'autres souffrent de diarrhées et de fièvre, voire de choc septique. Les fluoroquinolones (p. ex. la ciprofloxacine (Ciproxin) 2 X 200 mg i.v. ou (2 X 500 mh p.o.) par jour ont une grande efficacité contre Salmonella non-typhi, Campylobacter, et Shigella.

OBS

Principe actif commercialisé, entre autres, sous les noms de Cipro, Ciproflox, Ciproxina et Italnik.

OBS

Formule chimique : C17H18FN3O3

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
  • Medicamentos
Entrada(s) universal(es)
OBS

Medicamento antifímico utilizado contra micobacteriosis como la tuberculosis.

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