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Cipro & Levaquin Black Box Warning
Submitted by MacKintosh on Thu, 2008-07-10 13:51. Citing evidence that flouroquinolone drugs may lead to tendon ruptures, Tuesday, the FDA ordered makers to add a 'black box' warning and develop explanatory literature for patients emphasizing the risks. The two leading drugs covered by the warning are Cipro by Bayer and Levaquin, by Ortho-McNeil. They (the FDA) concede they do not know the reason these antibioticsi cause such ruptures. (edited from the Chicago Tribune)
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Fluoroquinolones .... it's
Fluoroquinolones .... it's about time the FDA did this.... Finally something to support my rant as to why they are dangerous (and it's not due to only tendon ruptures). Scarey part is...... how many doctors will be aware of this?
Jeanneroz
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I took Levaquin years ago.
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Reenie, you don't have to
Reenie, you don't have to take fluoroquinolones with steriods for them to have adverse effects. If you research it on the Net there are many negative reports/stories from reliable sources. It has helped many people, but for others it has been devastating.
Jeanneroz
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JeanneRoz ~ Diagnosed w/ CPNi 4/2007; 6/07 diagnosed w/ ME/CFIDSi/FM; also: HHV6, EBVi, IBSi-C, 100 Doxyi:BIDi;250 AzithM/W/F; Tindamax Pulses, B12 shots, Armour Thyroid,Cortef, Iodoral 25 mg, Vit D-5,000 units, Supplementsi
I've taken Levaquin so many
I've taken Levaquin so many times that it doesn't work for me anymore. I haven't had any trouble with it thankfully. The doc put me on cipro now but I'm going to ask him to change it to arithromycin.
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