A30-year-old woman who is in the first trimester of pregnancy has presented to her primary care provider with a 4-day history of
a reddened, itchy left eye that is crusted with purulent exudate. the clinician suspects a bacterial, rather than viral, etiology. how will the client's pregnancy affect the potential use of ciprofloxacin to treat her conjunctivitis? a) ciprofloxacin is safe to use in pregnancy and the client may use to same dose and route as a nonpregnant client. b) the use of ciprofloxacin is contraindicated in pregnancy. c) it is safe for the client to use topical ciprofloxacin but the oral route is potential teratogenic. d) the client will require a lower dose and longer course of ciprofloxacin than a nonpregnant, adult client.
B) the use of ciprofloxacin is contraindicated in pregnancy.
Explanation:
Ciprofloxacin is usually not used in pregnancy because it has harmful effect on infants, babies and children.
Actually, ciprofloxacin is fluoroquinolones and fluoroquinolones may affect the initiation or development of cartilage. That's why fluoroquinolones are prohibited in pregnant or breast feeding women. Fluoroquinolones are enter into breast milk which can affect the children.
There are other options too, to use the safe antibiotics to treat the infection instead of ciprofloxacin.
