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Cipro and Levaquin Can Cause Tendon Rupture and Other Side Effects
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<blockquote data-quote="Nelson Vergel" data-source="post: 27019" data-attributes="member: 3"><p>The panel convened to assess if the current labels effectively explain the upsides and downsides of taking fluoroquinolones to treat sinus infections, urinary-tract infections (UTIs), and bronchitis that aggravates existing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).</p><p></p><p>These antibiotics belong to the fluoroquinolones family:</p><p></p><table class='post-table class: rhsvw _WXc, width: 424' style='width: 100%'><tr><td ><p>[TD="class: ellip"]</p></td><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=ciprofloxacin&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAONgFuLQz9U3MEsyKFcCswyr0sq1BF2KStOdcxKLi4MzU1LLEyuLAdrdMg8pAAAA&sa=X&ved=0CKIBEMQNMA5qFQoTCJjD856ThMkCFUzbYwodp-EODQ" target="_blank">Ciprofloxacin (Cipro)</a></p><p><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=ciprofloxacin&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAONgFuLQz9U3MEsyKFcCswyr0sq1BF2KStOdcxKLi4MzU1LLEyuLAdrdMg8pAAAA&sa=X&ved=0CKIBEMQNMA5qFQoTCJjD856ThMkCFUzbYwodp-EODQ" target="_blank"></a><td ><p>[/TD]</p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>[TD="class: ellip"]</p></td><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=levofloxacin&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAONgFuLQz9U3MEsyKFfiBLGMciuMqrQEXYpK051zEouLgzNTUssTK4sBKrJeDCoAAAA&sa=X&ved=0CKQBEMQNMA5qFQoTCJjD856ThMkCFUzbYwodp-EODQ" target="_blank">Levofloxacin (Levaquin)</a></p><p><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=levofloxacin&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAONgFuLQz9U3MEsyKFfiBLGMciuMqrQEXYpK051zEouLgzNTUssTK4sBKrJeDCoAAAA&sa=X&ved=0CKQBEMQNMA5qFQoTCJjD856ThMkCFUzbYwodp-EODQ" target="_blank"></a><td ><p>[/TD]</p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>[TD="class: ellip"]</p></td><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=macrolide&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAONgFuLQz9U3MEsyKFfiArFMsjOKKuK1BF2KStOdcxKLi4MzU1LLEyuLAa6BfGcrAAAA&sa=X&ved=0CKYBEMQNMA5qFQoTCJjD856ThMkCFUzbYwodp-EODQ" target="_blank">Macrolide</a></p><p><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=macrolide&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAONgFuLQz9U3MEsyKFfiArFMsjOKKuK1BF2KStOdcxKLi4MzU1LLEyuLAa6BfGcrAAAA&sa=X&ved=0CKYBEMQNMA5qFQoTCJjD856ThMkCFUzbYwodp-EODQ" target="_blank"></a><td ><p>[/TD]</p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>[TD="class: ellip"]</p></td><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=ofloxacin&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAONgFuLQz9U3MEsyKFfiBLFMSszMjbQEXYpK051zEouLgzNTUssTK4sBAmEnAioAAAA&sa=X&ved=0CKgBEMQNMA5qFQoTCJjD856ThMkCFUzbYwodp-EODQ" target="_blank">Ofloxacin (Floxin, Ocuflox)</a></p><p><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=ofloxacin&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAONgFuLQz9U3MEsyKFfiBLFMSszMjbQEXYpK051zEouLgzNTUssTK4sBAmEnAioAAAA&sa=X&ved=0CKgBEMQNMA5qFQoTCJjD856ThMkCFUzbYwodp-EODQ" target="_blank"></a><td ><p>[/TD]</p></td></tr><tr><td ><p>[TD="class: ellip"]</p></td><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=cephalosporin&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAONgFuLQz9U3MEsyKFfiBLGMjdOz4rUEXYpK051zEouLgzNTUssTK4sBU_1cuioAAAA&sa=X&ved=0CKoBEMQNMA5qFQoTCJjD856ThMkCFUzbYwodp-EODQ" target="_blank">Cephalosporin</a></p><p><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=cephalosporin&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAONgFuLQz9U3MEsyKFfiBLGMjdOz4rUEXYpK051zEouLgzNTUssTK4sBU_1cuioAAAA&sa=X&ved=0CKoBEMQNMA5qFQoTCJjD856ThMkCFUzbYwodp-EODQ" target="_blank"></a><td ><p><br /> [/TD]</p></td></tr></table>Current labeling has warnings about risks for tendonitis, tendon rupture, central nervous system effects, peripheral neuropathy, among others, <a href="http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/854067" target="_blank">according to</a><a href="http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/854067?" target="_blank"><em>Medscape Medical News</em></a><a href="http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/854067?" target="_blank"><em>.</em></a> But panel members called for stronger wording on the labels.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.dddmag.com/news/2015/11/fda-panel-calls-better-label-warnings-well-known-antibiotics?et_cid=4931130&et_rid=449166332&type=cta" target="_blank">http://www.dddmag.com/news/2015/11/fda-panel-calls-better-label-warnings-well-known-antibiotics?et_cid=4931130&et_rid=449166332&type=cta</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nelson Vergel, post: 27019, member: 3"] The panel convened to assess if the current labels effectively explain the upsides and downsides of taking fluoroquinolones to treat sinus infections, urinary-tract infections (UTIs), and bronchitis that aggravates existing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). These antibiotics belong to the fluoroquinolones family: [TABLE="class: rhsvw _WXc, width: 424"] [TR="class: kno-fb-ctx"] [TD="class: ellip"][URL="https://www.google.com/search?q=ciprofloxacin&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAONgFuLQz9U3MEsyKFcCswyr0sq1BF2KStOdcxKLi4MzU1LLEyuLAdrdMg8pAAAA&sa=X&ved=0CKIBEMQNMA5qFQoTCJjD856ThMkCFUzbYwodp-EODQ"]Ciprofloxacin (Cipro) [/URL][/TD] [/TR] [TR="class: kno-fb-ctx"] [TD="class: ellip"][URL="https://www.google.com/search?q=levofloxacin&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAONgFuLQz9U3MEsyKFfiBLGMciuMqrQEXYpK051zEouLgzNTUssTK4sBKrJeDCoAAAA&sa=X&ved=0CKQBEMQNMA5qFQoTCJjD856ThMkCFUzbYwodp-EODQ"]Levofloxacin (Levaquin) [/URL][/TD] [/TR] [TR="class: kno-fb-ctx"] [TD="class: ellip"][URL="https://www.google.com/search?q=macrolide&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAONgFuLQz9U3MEsyKFfiArFMsjOKKuK1BF2KStOdcxKLi4MzU1LLEyuLAa6BfGcrAAAA&sa=X&ved=0CKYBEMQNMA5qFQoTCJjD856ThMkCFUzbYwodp-EODQ"]Macrolide [/URL][/TD] [/TR] [TR="class: kno-fb-ctx"] [TD="class: ellip"][URL="https://www.google.com/search?q=ofloxacin&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAONgFuLQz9U3MEsyKFfiBLFMSszMjbQEXYpK051zEouLgzNTUssTK4sBAmEnAioAAAA&sa=X&ved=0CKgBEMQNMA5qFQoTCJjD856ThMkCFUzbYwodp-EODQ"]Ofloxacin (Floxin, Ocuflox) [/URL][/TD] [/TR] [TR="class: kno-fb-ctx"] [TD="class: ellip"][URL="https://www.google.com/search?q=cephalosporin&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAONgFuLQz9U3MEsyKFfiBLGMjdOz4rUEXYpK051zEouLgzNTUssTK4sBU_1cuioAAAA&sa=X&ved=0CKoBEMQNMA5qFQoTCJjD856ThMkCFUzbYwodp-EODQ"]Cephalosporin [/URL] [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] Current labeling has warnings about risks for tendonitis, tendon rupture, central nervous system effects, peripheral neuropathy, among others, [URL="http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/854067"]according to[/URL][URL="http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/854067?"][I]Medscape Medical News[/I][/URL][URL="http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/854067?"][I].[/I][/URL] But panel members called for stronger wording on the labels. [url]http://www.dddmag.com/news/2015/11/fda-panel-calls-better-label-warnings-well-known-antibiotics?et_cid=4931130&et_rid=449166332&type=cta[/url] [/QUOTE]
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