Why is ciprofloxacin (Cipro, Cirpo XR) prescribed to patients? Cipro, Cipro XR is used to treat infections of the skin, lungs, airways, bones, and joints caused by susceptible bacteria. Cipro, Cipro XR also is frequently used to treat urinary infections caused by bacteria such as E. coli.
inflammation of the lung; see also pneumonia. hypersensitivity pneumonitis a respiratory hypersensitivity reaction to repeated inhalation of organic particles, usually in an occupational setting, with onset a few hours after exposure to the allergen.
INTERSTITIAL PNEUMONITIS. Interstitial pneumonitis is the most common presentation of amiodarone-induced pulmonary disease. Interstitial pneumonitis usually presents after two or more months of therapy, especially in patients in whom the dose of amiodarone exceeds 400 mg per day .