Can you take cipro for a cold?

Answer 1

No. Cipro ONLY works on bacterial infections. When you catch a cold or the flu you do not have a bacterial infection, you have a virus.

No antibiotics work on any type of viral infections.

Answer 2

You could, but there is an increasing frequency of resistance to Ciprofloxacin by the most common bacteria responsible for acute sinusitis.

-Dr C

Answer 3

No, Cipro is an antibiotic for bacterial infections and will have no effect on colds. which are caused by viral infections with adenoviruses.