Ciprofloxacin 0.3%/dexamethasone 0.1% topical drops for the management of otic infections

Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 9, Issue 17, 2008, Pages 3129-3135

  Roland, Peter S ^a   Wall, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ALCON RESEARCH LTD   (United States)

Author keywords

Ciprodex; Ciprofloxacin; Dexamethasone; Draining ear; Ear drops; Otitis externa; Otitis media; Otorrhea; Ototopical; Tympanostomy tube

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; CIPROFLOXACIN PLUS DEXAMETHASONE; CORTISPORIN; DEXAMETHASONE; EAR DROPS; OFLOXACIN;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG APPROVAL; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ELIMINATION; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG PENETRATION; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SYNTHESIS; DRUG TARGETING; DRUG THERAPY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; EXTERNAL OTITIS; HUMAN; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; OFF LABEL DRUG USE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TYMPANOSTOMY TUBE;

ANIMALS; CIPROFLOXACIN; DEXAMETHASONE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; DRUG TOLERANCE; EAR DISEASES; HUMANS; PHARMACEUTICAL SOLUTIONS;

EID: 57549096144     PISSN: 14656566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1517/14656560802489262     Document Type: Article

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