Important: Therapy
Ciprofloxacin oral
For dosages, see BNF or BNF for Children
28 june 2024
Our eHealth team advised us yesterday of an international vulnerability relating to polyfill.io . This domain has become compromised and is spreading malware through a widespread supply chain attack, estimated to affect over 110,000 websites including major websites such as the BBC. The Polyfill site offered widely used bits of code for older browsers that allowed the use of modern Javascript features. Such code makes the work for web developers easier and allows compatibility with a broader range of browsers.
Websites that have used the Javascript code from Polyfill have been urged to remove such code immediately. The change occurred after a suspected Chinese firm purchased the domain in early 2024.
Tactuum have identified and are now testing a fix to remove all Polyfill code from the RDS site.. They will be deploying the fix on Monday 1 July along with other planned fixes and amendments. I will notify you of the timing of the deployment as soon as possible.
In the meantime, please ensure that you have up-to-date anti-virus software installed on your machines and personal devices.
Ciprofloxacin oral
For dosages, see BNF or BNF for Children
Contact Public Health to discuss possible prophylaxis and contact tracing
The administration of ciprofloxacin may be followed by anaphylactic reactions. Healthcare staff should give out information sheets that include the risk of side effects and be prepared to deal with allergic reactions. It can also interact with other drugs but a single dose is unlikely to have a significant effect. It has an unpredictable effect on epilepsy.
Further information including alternative regimens and information sheets can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government in the section on meningococcal disease.