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    FAQ--Cipro (Ciprofloxacin Hydrochloride) for Inhalation Anthrax
    From the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, this fact sheet provides answers to questions consumers may have about the use of ciprofloxacin to treat inhalation anthrax.... Details >
    Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
    FAQs About Anthrax
    These FAQs and their answers provide information on anthrax exposure and the risks, signs, symptoms, diagnosis, testing and treatment of the disease.... Details >
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
    CDC Responds: Treatment Options for Postal and Other Workers Exposed to Anthrax (December 21, 2001)
    This broadcast provides new information for treatment options for prevention of inhalation anthrax for persons who were exposed to spores and are completing 60-day courses of prophylactic antibiotics.... Details >
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
    CDC Responds: Update on Options for Preventive Treatment for Persons at Risk for Inhalational Anthrax (December 21, 2001)
    This broadcast provides new information for treatment options for prevention of inhalation anthrax for persons who were exposed to spores and are completing 60-day courses of prophylactic antibiotics.... Details >
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
    Children and Anthrax: A Fact Sheet for Clinicians
    This CDC fact sheet dealing with bioterrorism describes inhalational, cutaneous, and gastrointestinal anthrax. It provides recommendations for pediatric post-exposure prevention and treatment.... Details >
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
    Doxycycline and Penicillin G Procaine for Inhalational Anthrax (Post-Exposure)
    This drug information sheet from FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research provides recommendations for the antibiotics doxycycline and penicillin G procaine for treatment of inhalational anthrax.... Details >
    Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
    Questions and Answers About Anthrax Prevention and Treatment
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    This HHS press release answers questions about individual prescriptions for ciprofloxacin to prevent and treat anthrax.... Details >
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