FDA Orders Stronger Warnings for Dangerous Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics

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By Julie Fidler

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on July 10 ordered that stronger safety warnings be added to a powerful and potentially dangerous class of antibiotics called fluoroquinolones.

The new warnings will inform patients about the drugs’ potential to cause dangerous drops in blood sugar and neurological side effects, including delirium and memory problems.

The following drugs are all fluoroquinolone medications. There are more than 60 generic versions of fluoroquinolones.

  • Levofloxacin (Levaquin)
  • Ciprofloxacin (Cipro)
  • Ciprofloxacin extended-release tablets
  • Moxifloxacin (Avelox)
  • Ofloxacin
  • Gemifloxacin (Factive)
  • Delafloxacin (Baxdela)

Read: 3 Drugs That Made the Pharmaceutical Industry Millions Despite Deadly Risks

Edward Cox, M.D., director of the Office of Antimicrobial Products in the …read more

Source: naturalsociety.com

    

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