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Tequin Side Effects

Name: Tequin
Generic: Gatifloxacin
Manufacturer: Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS)
Date approved: 1999
Status: Withdrawn from market
Approved uses: Treatment of sinus and lung infections, some sexually transmitted diseases
Off-Label uses: N/A
Side effects:
  • Serious cases of diabetes
  • dangerous blood sugar levels
  • hyptertension
  • palpitation
  • abdominal pain
Related topics: DrugWatch
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Tequin

Tequin (generic name gatifloxacin) is an antibiotic that inhibits bacterial enzymes that are common causes of respiratory illnesses and infections of the sinuses and urinary tract. Tequin is also used in the treatment of sexually transmitted diseases such as gonorrhea.  Manufactured by Bristol Meyers Squibb, Tequin received a stringent "black box" label warning from the FDA after it was linked to side effects including dramatic blood sugar swings.  In May 2006, Bristol Meyers Squibb announced that it had stopped manufacturing Tequin and would not sell Tequin in the United States after existing stockpiles were sold.

Tequin Linked to Severe Blood Sugar Swings; Manufacturer Ceases Production

In an alert issued in March 2006, the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned the public about a previously unknown side effect of the antibiotic Tequin: severe blood sugar problems in patients. Bristol Meyers Squibb, the drug's manufacturer, revised its labeling in response to a growing number of cases of Tequin side effects that have arisen since the drug's approval in 1999. It is available in tablet and intravenous form and was initially linked to side effects such as photosensitivity (extreme skin sensitivity to sunlight) and associated skin rashes and sunburns, dizziness, and interactions with diuretics, vitamins containing iron or magnesium, and other drugs. read more

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Tequin Jury Verdicts

______ Defense verdict - Family Physician Cleared of Liability in Treatment of Friend's Hand Infection

______ VERDICT - MEDICAL MALPRACTICE - ALLEGED FAILURE TO DIAGNOSE AND TREAT PULMONARY EMBOLISM - FAILURE TO PRESCRIBE ANTICOAGULANT MEDICATION - IMPROPER SHOCK WAVE LITHOTRIPSY FOR KIDNEY STONES - WRONGFUL DEATH AT AGE 52.

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Tequin FDA Information

FDA Investigating E. Coli O157 Infections Associated with Taco Bell Restaurants in Northeast

Patient Information Sheet for Tequin

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Tequin News Articles

Diabete: antibiotici, questi meglio evitarli | Tanta Salute

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Tequin Newsfeeds

Hypoglycemia Associated with the Use of Levofloxacin

Coffee And Fast Food Don't Mix

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Tequin Patents

8-alkoxyquinolonecarboxylic acid and salts thereof

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Tequin Useful Web Sites

Anapol Schwartz - Pennsylvania Tequin Lawyers

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Tequin Wikipedia

Gatifloxacin

Antibiotic

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