Is Ciplox Safe During Pregnancy?

Posted on Wed, 28 Mar 2018

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Question : Hi My wife is 23 week pregnant. she has some Ecoli infection UTI.. Doctor prescribe Ciplox 500 twice for 10 days. is it safe for pregnancy.. and we are confused, should we change the doctor.

Answered by Dr. Aarti Abraham (17 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Treatment prescribed is correct.

Detailed Answer:

Hello,

The doctor is absolutely correct.

She has prescribed the right antibiotic for your wife, based on the reports.

Ciplox is safe during pregnancy.

Please do not doubt your doctor, there is no error in her diagnosis and treatment.

Hope I have answered your query.

Regards,
Dr. Aarti Abraham, OBGYN

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Remy Koshy