Dairy and ciprofloxacin
In the body: Taken with milk or yogurt alone, the antibiotic ciprofloxacin can be much less absorbed; with a meal that includes them, it can be taken.
Not rated by dose: a flag on 2 reviewed foods, among them plain whole-milk yogurt and Greek yogurt, plain, nonfat.
For some people. Allergies, medicines and medical conditions: a flag for the people the source names, no wider.
The reference value and where it comes from
- The agency’s figureno agency dose value
- Basisdrug label: dairy taken alone reduces ciprofloxacin absorption
- Source ?Ciprofloxacin Tablets, USP, US generic label
Reviewed foods that carry it
2 reviewed foods carry it; none is rated by dose.
How often you can eat it ?
No food here is rated by dose. Each line says why it’s listed: a flag for the people the source names, advice on handling it, or context.
Among our foods but not yet measured for it, so no line below: milk.
Flags and context, not rated by dose
Greek yogurt, plain, nonfatWorth knowing
Ciprofloxacin Tablets, USP, US generic label · grade B ?
How it’s rated
Worded as the label puts it: the ciprofloxacin label names yogurt; it is not to be taken with dairy alone, but may be taken with a meal that contains it.
Intake: not applicable (flag)
Measured on: person-specific (drug label)
Plain yogurt, whole milkWorth knowing
Ciprofloxacin Tablets, USP, US generic label · grade B ?
How it’s rated
Worded as the label puts it: the ciprofloxacin label names yogurt; it is not to be taken with dairy alone, but may be taken with a meal that contains it.
Intake: not applicable (flag)
Measured on: person-specific (drug label)
Sources
- Ciprofloxacin Tablets, USP, US generic label (copy on DrugCentral; Blu Pharmaceuticals named for adverse-event reporting)
cipro-label-drugcentral· page · Product label (manufacturer copyright)