Ciprofloxacinum hydrochloricum

Ciprofloxacin hydrochloride; 1-cyclopropyl-6-fluoro-4-oxo-7-(piperazin-1-yl)-1,4-dihydroquinoline-3-carboxylic acid hydrochloride. Molecular formula C17H18FN3O3·HCl, shown on PubChem (CID 62999) in combined notation as C17H19ClFN3O3 (anhydrous monohydrochloride); CAS 93107-08-5. Also seen as Ciprofloxacinum hydrochloridum. · Cipro, Ciproxin, Ciprobay (brand names of the parent drug); homeopathically "Ciprofloxacinum"

Modern MM

A modern drug-source remedy used almost exclusively in the isopathic mode — to address the sequelae of ciprofloxacin/fluoroquinolone exposure. Its presumed sphere of action mirrors the drug's documented organ toxicity: tendons and connective tissue, peripheral nerves, the central nervous system/psyche, and the musculoskeletal system.

Key symptoms

Indications are derived from the drug's toxicology (Law of Similars / isopathy), NOT from a formal proving. Characteristic associations: tendinitis and tendon rupture, especially Achilles tendon; chronic tendon, joint and muscle pain; peripheral neuropathy with burning, tingling, numbness and weakness in the limbs; neuropsychiatric disturbance — anxiety, insomnia, agitation, nightmares, confusion, depression; profound fatigue and weakness. Used principally to address symptoms arising after fluoroquinolone exposure ("floxing").

Worse (aggravation)

No formal proving exists, so verified modalities are not established. (Clinically/anecdotally reported, not from a proving: onset or aggravation after taking the antibiotic; physical exertion or stretching aggravating affected tendons.)

Better (amelioration)

Not established — no proving-derived ameliorations exist for this remedy.

Manohar V Nagaiah

Materia Medica of Modern Homeopathic Medicine · 2026

Cipro, Ciproxin, Ciprobay (brand names of the parent drug); homeopathically "Ciprofloxacinum"

Source & Nature

Ciprofloxacinum hydrochloricum is the potentised form of ciprofloxacin hydrochloride, the soluble salt of the synthetic fluoroquinolone (quinolone-carboxylic acid) antibiotic ciprofloxacin. The free base is C17H18FN3O3; the anhydrous hydrochloride is C17H19ClFN3O3 (PubChem CID 62999), the monohydrochloride bearing CAS 93107-08-5. The parent drug, introduced by Bayer in the 1980s, acts by inhibiting bacterial DNA gyrase and topoisomerase IV. It is a modern drug/medicament source remedy.

Preparation

Potentised from the commercial active pharmaceutical ingredient by serial hydroalcoholic dilution and succussion per the homeopathic pharmacopoeia (low potencies may start from trituration of the water-soluble powder). Homeopathic pharmacies supply a full range of D, C, Korsakovian (MK) and LM potencies as saccharose globules or liquid dilutions.

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