they acts differently

augmentin is in penicillin group.. anyone who is allergy to penicillin shd be careful with this medication. it is bactericidal in properties, inhibits the bacterial cell wall synthesis and best usage for gram positive organism and some gram negative organism.

ciprofloxacin is in quinolones group, and it is usually have higher incidence of resistance to this antibiotic due to over using of this antibiotic. have good anti-psedomonas properties. bacteriocidal in nature, inhibits bacterial DNA synthesis oh, more effective in gram negative, but do cover some gram positive too.

why u need to prescribe both augmentin and cipro at the same time? wat infection u r dealing with? there are other better combination..

not all antibiotic cover gram negative n gram positive. certain antibiotic got better gram positive coverage and vice versa. dont forget the anerobes as well... some antibiotic kills bacterial (bacteriocidal) and some stops the replication(bacteriostatic)

well, antibiotics are fun and challenging.. and the usage of antibiotic are according to one's liking and preferance. always go back to the clinical why the doctor prescribing it, check the patient's file. the answer always in patient. maybe the doctors prescribe according to the culture