FDA Warns Certain Antibiotics May Cause Aortic Aneurisms
FDA Warns that Aortic Aneurisms Correlated with Certain Antibiotics Research that was conducted between 2015 and 2018 indicates fluoroquinolone antibiotics may carry risks that outweigh the benefits of taking these medications. One of the more serious concerns is that the drug can cause aorticaneurysms. Benefits and Risks of … [Read more...]
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...]
Avelox, Levaquin, and Cipro Antibiotics may be tied to Peripheral Neuropathy and Aortic Dissection, Aneurysm
Avelox (moxifloxacin), Levaquin (levoflaxoacin), and Cipro (ciprofloxacin) are antibiotics in the class known as fluoroquinolones and are used to treat serious bacterial infections, including urinary tract, sinus, and ear infections. The drugs have also been tied to serious side effects such as peripheral neuropathy and nerve damage, … [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...]
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...]
FDA Omits Serious Side Effects From Levaquin Label, Update Urged
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is facing pressure to amend the warning label of Levaquin and other antibiotics in its class to include serious and sometimes fatal side effects of the fluoroquinolones. Cleveland television station ABC5 (WEWS) obtained a 2013 Food and Drug Administration (FDA) database that contains 3,000 … [Read more...]
