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Injured by Cipro?

Cipro was granted FDA approval on August 30, 2000. Cipro is a member of the quinolone group of antibiotics, prescribed to treat bacterial infections of the abdomen, bones, urinary tract skin and lower respiratory system. Health officials prescribe Cipro to combat bronchial infections, typhoid fever, prostate gland infections and tuberculosis.

Cipro has been associated with tendon ruptures. On Nov 8, 2003 a new study orchestrated in Germany on lab rats showed that the rats' Achilles tendons suffered "degenerative alterations" shortly after being given Cipro. Researchers believe Cipro may have a toxic effect on connective tissue structures, a hypothesis that explains tendon ruptures. In the study, ruptures continued to occur even after the rats stopped taking Cipro.

Numerous side effects have been associated with Cipro. The side effects include rashes, fever, shortness of breath, tingling, itching, jaundice, and hives. Cipro is also linked to peripheral neuropathy, which causes damage to the peripheral nerves.

In May 2005, Bayer, the manufacturer of Cipro, added a warning for Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN) to Cipro's label. Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN) is a serious and often fatal skin disease that is very similar to Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS).

If you or a loved one took Cipro and suffered side effects, please fill out the form at the right for a free case evaluation by a qualified drug side effects attorney.

Antibiotic Lawsuit Seeks Stronger Warnings on Cipro, Levaquin and Others for Tendon Damage

Jan 4, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Cipro, Levaquin and other antibiotics known as fluoroquinolones have long been known to cause serious side effect, including tendon damage.  Yet despite massive amounts of evidence, the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has not required the makers of Cipro, Levaquin and other fluoroquinolone antibiotics to add warning labels about their links to ruptured tendons and other tendon problems.  Now, the consumer advocacy group Public Citizen is trying to force the FDA to act, and has...

Despite Side Effects, Antibiotics Being Tested For Children

Aug 15, 2004 | Cox News Service
Companies that produce a group of powerful antibiotics are being encouraged by the federal government to move into the pediatrics market, even though the drugs' use for children has been discouraged for a decade because of severe side effects.The Food and Drug Administration in March approved the use of ciprofloxacin, or Cipro, for some kidney and urinary tract infections in children under 18, in the event other antibiotics failed to work.And two clinical trials are under way to demonstrate...

Anthrax Drug Blamed For Lingering Ailments

Oct 20, 2002 | Palm Beach Post
For some American Media employees, veterans of last year's agonizing anthrax scare, it isn't over yet.A very small number of people say they continue to suffer physical problems that are both persistent and perplexing. They attribute those discomforts to the drug they were given to fight possible anthrax poisoning Cipro a product of the Bayer Corp.In fact, some have decided that the medicine has posed more of a threat to them than the malady a claim challenged by some doctors involved in the...

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