Ciprofloxacin: interactions with other medicines

All interactions

Food and drink with this medicine

What
Milk, yogurt, calcium and coffee
Why
Calcium can bind the medicine so it is not absorbed well.
What to do
  • Don't take it with only milk, yogurt or calcium-added drinks; with a normal meal is fine.
  • Keep indigestion remedies, iron, zinc and calcium tablets apart, as the leaflet says.
  • It can make coffee and tea feel stronger.

Ask your pharmacist about timing and food with this medicine.

Before changing or stopping any medicine, ask your doctor or pharmacist. Never stop your medicine on your own.