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Aug-20-08 Titusville, NJ The problem with a drug prescribed for one malady, yet having a serious side effect impacting a totally different part of the body, is the surprise with which the occurrence often happens. Such is the case with Levaquin , an antibiotic used to treat infections—and its relationship to tendonitis and ruptured tendons . So what's the bi... - Long Ordeal with Levaquin
Aug-18-08 Springville, MO Three years ago Janice was flown to hospital with a severe infection and high fever. She was treated with the antibiotic Levaquin and just days later, she was ready to go home. But because of Levaquin, her ordeal hadn't even begun. After a few days recovering at home, she started to get other problems. "I was talking with my doctor in... - Another Levaquin Lament
Aug-11-08 Philadelphia, PA: For no apparent reason, Lynn had damaged her Achilles tendon; it got so bad that she could barely walk. Then she had problems with the rotator cuff tendon in her right shoulder. Her injuries were baffling Lynn and her doctors, until she discovered the link between damaged and ruptured tendons and Levaquin . "The first time I took Lev... - Levaquin Patients Left in "Terrible Shape"
Aug-4-08 Yardville, NJ Ten days of medicine could result in a lifetime of pain for some Levaquin users. That is because the drug has been linked to tendon ruptures and tendonitis. Although the FDA has now issued a black box warning for the drug, that warning comes far too late for many patients who have already experienced serious side effects after taking Levaqu... - Levaquin Trade-Off
Jul-27-08 Savannah, GA It seems like a strange trade-off: take Levaquin for bronchitis and wind up with severe tendonitis. Most people would expect that when they take a medication for illness, they may feel drowsy or suffer nausea or headaches. They certainly don't expect that they will suffer from tendonitis or tendon ruptures and wind up unable to use their lim... - "Just a matter of time before Cipro Kills Me"
Jul-26-08 Tampa, FL David F. has quite the story to tell regarding Cipro and other, similar drugs. His saga started back in the mid 1980s when he was prescribed Floxin for pneumonia. Over the next 20 years, David was prescribed other fluoroquinolones, a class of antibiotics known to be toxic to tendons, cartilages, the nervous system and other organs. Floxin t... - Levaquin: Pop an Antibiotic, Pop Your Shoulder...
Jul-17-08 Washington, DC Concern over antibiotics is nothing new. So effective are they for treating infection, some doctors dispense them like candy and patients lap them up like a cat takes to milk. Many have debated that we're relying on them too heavily, and that pathogens that cause infection are building up a resistance to them. And now there's word that poppi... - Levaquin Upgraded to Black Box Warning
Jul-12-08 Washington, DC On July 8, 2008 the FDA announced that Levaquin will get a black box warning on all fluoroquinolone antibiotics because of an increased risk for tendonitis and tendon rupture. The consumer group Public Citizen first petitioned the agency and then sued to get the warning issued. Levaquin (also known as levofloxacin) is a synthetic antib... - Tequin - Blood-Sugar Problems Ain't All
Mar-17-06 The antibiotic, Tequin, manufactured by Bristol Myers Squibb, has been linked to both hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia by researchers who examined treatment outcomes associated with various antibiotics in approximately 1.4 million patients, 66 years of age and older, between April 2002 and March 2004. A team of Canadian scientists from the Institute of Clin...