Santa Rosa Press Democrat: Problems from antibacterials, which include Levaquin, most common in Achilles tendon WASHINGTON -- Drug safety officials Tuesday imposed the government's most urgent safety warning on Cipro and similar antibiotics, citing evidence that they may lead to tendon ruptures, a serious ... Today FDA officials are calling for black box warnings on popular antibiotics because of an increased risk for ruptured tendons and tendinitis. An FDA review today shows that the group of antibiotics ...
EurekAlert!: Newer class of fluoroquinolone antibiotics may present reduced risk of tendon ruptures It's widely understood that people taking a common class of antibiotics, like ciprofloxacin and levofloxacin, run the risk of tendonitis and tendon ruptures. However, a new analysis sheds light on ... Newer class of fluoroquinolone antibiotics may present reduced risk of tendon ruptures Q: I suffered a rupture of my Achilles tendon while playing tennis this past October. An online article said antibiotics called "fluoroquinolones" could cause tendon problems like this.
levaquin tendon rupture, A few weeks ... — The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) yesterday approved applications from 12 companies to manufacture generic versions of levofloxacin (Levaquin, Ortho-McNeil-Janssen ...
