Compare
Besivance vs. Ciprofloxacin

Besivance is a prescription eye drop used to treat bacterial pink eye in adults and children 1 year of age and older. It belongs to the fluoroquinolone antibiotic class. The dosage is typically 1 drop three times per day for 7 days to treat the eye infection. Currently it's available only as a brand-name medication as a generic is not yet available. Side effects aren't common, but include eye redness.

• Bacterial conjunctivitis (pink eye) in people ages 1 year and older

• Eye redness (2%)

• Only for use on the surface of the eye
• New or worsening eye infections

Ciprofloxacin (Cipro) is a fluoroquinolone antibiotic. It can treat many types of bacterial infections, including sinus infections and urinary tract infections (UTIs). But because ciprofloxacin (Cipro) can cause serious side effects, such as tendon rupture and nerve damage, it's usually only prescribed for more serious infections or when there aren't any safer options. Ciprofloxacin (Cipro) is taken by mouth, typically twice daily. It's available as a pill and oral solution. Some of the more common side effects of this medication include nausea and diarrhea.

Adults only

• Skin infections
• Bone and joint infections
• Sinus infections
• Lower respiratory tract infections
• Stomach infections
• Infectious diarrhea
• Typhoid fever
• Gonorrhea in the genitals
• Long-term prostate infections

Adults and children

• Urinary tract infections (UTIs)
• Anthrax exposure through inhalation
• Plague

• Nausea
• Diarrhea
• Vomiting
• Rash
• Abnormal liver blood test results

• Tendon inflammation and rupture
• Effects on the brain, nerves, and mental health
• Worsening of myasthenia gravis
• Severe allergic and skin reactions
• Liver damage
• Severe damage to a major blood vessel
• Infectious diarrhea
• Life-threatening abnormal heart rhythm (QT prolongation)
• Muscle, bone, or joint problems in children
• Sun and light sensitivity
• Kidney problems