Cipro Side Effects May Be Linked To Tendonitis, TEN, Peripheral Neuropathy Lawsuits
Cipro Side Effects Injury Lawsuits. The lawyers at Parker Waichman LLP are offering free consultations to individuals who experienced tendon ruptures and tendonitis after treatment with the antibiotic, Cipro (ciprofloxacin). If you or someone you know suffered a tendon injury as a result of taking Cipro, we urge you contact one of … [Read more...]
Cipro Tied to Stevens Johnson Syndrome
Cipro Associated With Stevens Johnson Syndrome/Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis Reactions. Some medications may trigger a severe sensitivity reaction that may cause serious, sometimes deadly, reactions, such as Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS) and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN). Cipro (ciprofloxacin) is one such drug. The U.S. Food and … [Read more...]
Antibiotic Cipro Involved in Partial Settlement of a Class Action Lawsuit
Ciprofloxacin is a fluoroquinolone antibiotic that fights different types of bacterial infections, such as urinary tract or gastrointestinal infections. It is also used to treat people who have been exposed to anthrax. Ciprofloxacin should only be used for infections that cannot be treated with a safer antibiotic as it has been known … [Read more...]
California Cipro Lawsuit Partial Settlement
The Settlement of Cipro Users. A California lawsuit involving the antibiotic Cipro (ciprofloxacin) has reached a partial settlement. The lawsuit alleged that the five defendants-Bayer Corporation, Barr Laboratories, Inc., Hoechst Marion Roussel, Inc., Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and The Rugby Group, Inc. had violated … [Read more...]
Cipro Linked to the Serious Allergic Reaction Stevens-Johnson Syndrome
The fluoroquinolone antibiotic Cipro (ciprofloxacin) is one the medications linked to the extreme allergic reaction Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS). Though Stevens-Johnson is not common, it can be fatal if not treated quickly, according to Top Class Actions. … [Read more...]
Lawsuits Against Levaquin Claim It Causes Peripheral Neuropathy
Johnson & Johnson faces a new wave of lawsuits in federal court in New Jersey alleging its antibiotic Levaquin caused nerve damage. From August 1 to 11, 13 Levaquin suits with 18 plaintiffs were filed against Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, New Jersey Law Journal reports. … [Read more...]
Fluoroquinolones and Peripheral Neuropathy
Fluoroquinolones are a class of antibiotics that include ciprofloxacin (brand names: Cipro, Cetraxal and Proquin), levofloxacin (Levaquin, Quixin and Iquix), moxifloxacin (brand name: Avelox), gemifloxacin (brand name: Factive) and ofloxacin (brand name: Ofloxacin). One potential side effect that may occur after using Levaquin or … [Read more...]
Fluoroquinolone Injuries are Among the Most Frequently Reported Drug Side Effects
According to a new report, antibiotics in the same class as Avelox (moxifloxacin) were the drugs most frequently associated with reports of persistent adverse effects in 2015. The report appeared in QuarterWatch, a publication of the Institute for Safe Medication Practices. QuarterWatch reviews reports made to the Food and Drug … [Read more...]
Levaquin Complaint can be Amended to Include FDA Warning, Court Says
In May 2016, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned about the risks of fluoroquinolone antibiotics, which include Levaquin, Avelox and Cipro. The agency said that, given the risk of potentially permanent side effects, these medications should only be used in situations where no other treatment options are available for … [Read more...]
FDA Revises Warning Label on Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved labeling changes on fluoroquinolone antibiotics, which include levofloxacin (Levaquin), ciprofloxacin (Cipro), ciprofloxacin extended-release tablets, moxifloxacin (Avelox), ofloxacin and gemifloxacin (Factive). In a news release issued Tuesday, the agency said the Boxed … [Read more...]
Levaquin Plaintiffs Allowed to Include Updated FDA Safety Warnings in Legal Complaints
Hundreds of product liability lawsuits involving the fluoroquinolone antibiotics Levaquin, Cipro and Avelox are moving toward trial in a multidistrict litigation (MDL) in the U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota. In June 2016, the court granted a motion from the plaintiffs to amend the master complaint to include information … [Read more...]
Cipro, Levaquin Antibiotics Linked to Damage to Aorta
Fluoroquinolone antibiotics can kill People. Fluoroquinolone antibiotics are commonly used to treat infections such as respiratory and urinary tract infections, bacterial bronchitis, pneumonia, sinusitis, septicemia, joint and bone infections, urethral and gynecological infections, among other infectious conditions. Over 20 … [Read more...]
FDA Report Indicates Levaquin, Other Similar Antibiotics May be Linked to Mitochondrial Toxicity
Levaquin, Cipro and other medications are part of a family of antibiotics known as fluoroquinolones, which are commonly used to treat infections. In 2013, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) added a black box warning, the agency's most serious type of warning, to include the risk of ruptured tendons and nerve damage. Recent … [Read more...]
New Lawsuit Filed Against Janssen Pharmaceuticals Over Levaquin Nerve Damage
Janssen Pharmaceuticals and drug distributor McKeeson Corp. were hit with a lawsuit last week in Pennsylvania federal court by a Texas woman who says the companies failed to warn of known dangers of the antibiotic Levaquin, which she alleges caused her permanent nerve damage. The woman was administered Levaquin both during and … [Read more...]
Antibiotic Side Effects Responsible for 140,000+ ER Visits Every Year
Antibiotic Side Effects Responsible. Overuse of antibiotics like Cipro and amoxicillan result in serious reactions that send more than 140,000 people to emergency rooms every year. Those starting statistics provide yet another reason for doctors to limit their use of the drugs. The findings are part of a new study on antibiotic … [Read more...]
Cipro Tendon Injury Still Plagues Anthrax Attack Victim
Cipro Carry A Risk Of Injury. Victims of the 2001 anthrax attacks are still dealing with some difficult health issues. Surprisingly, their difficulties have nothing to do with the deadly virus itself, but rather were caused by Cipro, the medicine that was supposed to make them well. Cipro belongs to the antibiotic group … [Read more...]
Black-Box Warning On Cipro and Levaquin
Cipro And Levaquin Black Box Warning. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that it will seek to add black box warnings about the risk of tendon rupture associated with Cipro and Levaquin. The drugs are in a class of antibiotics used to treat bacterial infections and black box warnings are the strongest … [Read more...]
Postal Workers Sue Bayer Over Cipro
Cipro Harmful Side Effects. A group of U.S. Postal Service workers yesterday filed a lawsuit claiming they suffered harmful side effects from Cipro, an antibiotic they were given during the anthrax scare two years ago. The lawsuit charges that Bayer, which makes Cipro, failed to disclose data the drug could cause nerve and tendon … [Read more...]
Anthrax Drug Blamed For Lingering Ailments
Anthrax Drug Can Cause Lingering Ailments. 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 … [Read more...]
