• Ciprofloxacin is a trusted and strong antibiotic prescribed to treat urinary tract infections
• One pill taken 2x daily for 7 days
• Dosage of 250 mg
• FDA-approved in 1994
• Starts working in as little as one dose
• For uncomplicated UTIs, ciprofloxacin is a second-line medication
• E. coli’s resistance to ciprofloxacin is increasing and since this bacteria is the cause of most UTIs, it is not a first-line medication for uncomplicated UTI treatment
• Cipro is the brand name
• The generic form has the same active ingredients and is much less expensive