Program Contact Information. For more information about LIHEAP: You can call the National Energy Assistance Referral (NEAR) project. NEAR is a free service providing information on where you can apply for LIHEAP. You can speak to someone at NEAR Monday through Friday, from 7 a.m.- 5 p.m. (Mountain Time). You can: Call the toll-free phone number at: 1-866-674-6327.
Ciprofloxacin and dexamethasone ear drops are usually used twice a day, about 12 hours apart. Follow your doctor's instructions. Use all of the medication that has been prescribed. Symptoms may begin to improve before the condition is completely treated.
Postexposure prophylaxis: 100 mg orally or IV every 12 hours for 60 days after initial exposure. Comments: -The Working Group on Civilian Biodefense has recommended doxycycline as an alternative agent to ciprofloxacin for postexposure anthrax prophylaxis after an intentional Bacillus anthracis release.