SPL Set ID: 3e4402d4-e0d3-9846-3e81-ed46f34137fe

Ciprofloxacin tablets, USP are synthetic antimicrobial agents for oral administration. Ciprofloxacin hydrochloride, USP, a fluoroquinolone, is the monohydrochloride monohydrate salt of 1-cyclopropyl-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-7-(1-piperazinyl)-3­quinolinecarboxylic acid. It is a faintly yellowish to light yellow crystalline substance with a molecular weight of 385.82. Its molecular formula is C 17 H 18 FN 3 O 3 •HCl•H 2 O and its chemical structure is as follows: Ciprofloxacin, USP is 1-cyclopropyl-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-7-(1-piperazinyl)-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid. Its molecular formula is C 17 H 18 FN 3 O 3 and its molecular weight is 331.34. It is a faintly yellowish to light yellow crystalline substance and its chemical structure is as follows: Ciprofloxacin film-coated tablets are available in 250 mg, 500 mg and 750 mg (ciprofloxacin equivalent) strengths. Ciprofloxacin tablets, USP are white to off-white. Each ciprofloxacin film-coated tablet contains 250 mg (equivalent to 291 mg ciprofloxacin hydrochloride monohydrate), 500 mg of ciprofloxacin (equivalent to 582 mg ciprofloxacin hydrochloride monohydrate), and 750 mg of ciprofloxacin (equivalent to 873 mg ciprofloxacin hydrochloride monohydrate). The inactive ingredients are corn starch, crospovidone, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, polyethylene glycol, polyvinyl alcohol, pregelatinized starch (maize), purified water, silicon dioxide, talc, and titanium dioxide. 1 1