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Jul 9, 2008
Prescribing Reference, New York -
The FDA has announced that a boxed warning is required for fluoroquinolone antibiotics regarding the increased risk of tendinitis and tendon rupture. The risk of developing fluoroquinolone-associated tendonitis and tendon rupture is higher in patients >60 years of age, in those ... -
Jul 9, 2008
WJBF-TV, GA -
The FDA has imposed an urgent warning on the drug Cipro, and similar antibiotics. Drug safety officials say the class of drugs can cause tendon ruptures. The FDA has ordered makers of the antibiotics to add a "black box" warning to their products. ... -
Jul 9, 2008
eFluxMedia -
By Raoul Railey After being sued by the advocacy group Public Citizen, the Food and Drugs Administration agency has requested makers of antibiotics of a certain class to add ?black box? label warnings for these products, since studies have shown that they increase the ... -
Jul 9, 2008
Food Consumer, IL -
By Sue Mueller WEDNESDAY July 9, 2008 (foodconsumer.org) -- The USFood and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a letter to the manufacturers of certain antibiotics to request that a Boxed Warning in the product labeling be printed to highlight the increased risk of ... -
Jul 9, 2008
KWCH, KS -
Entertainment News from AP By Cindy Klose (Washington, DC) It's the most serious warning a drug can get and it's going on frequently used antibiotics. The government orders a black box warning on drugs like Cipro, Levaquin and Floxin because of ... -
Jul 9, 2008
Stars and Stripes, DC -
By Lisa Burgess, Stars and Stripes ARLINGTON, Va. — Federal drug safety officials have imposed the government’s most urgent warning on Cipro and other antibiotics in its class, saying the drugs could cause tendon ruptures. The Food and Drug Administration ... -
Jul 9, 2008
Insider Medicine, Canada -
(July 9, 2008 - Insidermedicine) From Maryland - The FDA is warning that the popular class of antibiotics called fluoroquinolones, which includes Cipro and Avelox, may raise the risk of tendinitis and tendon rupture. While tendon rupture is seen in about 1 in ... -
Jul 10, 2008
TopNews, India -
The US Food and Drug Administration has issued most urgent warning on Cipro and other similar antibiotics and has ordered the drug makers to add a black-box warning to their products. These are possibly the most prescribed antibiotics at hospitals and are used to treat a ... -
Jul 10, 2008
About.com - Drugs, NY -
Earlier this week the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it has ordered manufacturers of fluoroquinolones – including the antibiotics ... -
Jul 11, 2008
Examiner.com -
Two weeks after getting bronchitis your heel is killing you. Is it just a coincidence? Maybe not. Some medicines have unusual side effects, but did you know that an antibiotic can cause your tendons to rupture? A class of antibiotics called fluoroquinolones can cause tendon ...
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Jul 11, 2008
TransWorldNews (press release), GA -
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Jul 11, 2008
TransWorldNews (press release), GA -
LegalView, the number one resource for everything legal on the Internet, reported details of a recent US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) mandate regarding the fluoroquinolones antibiotics family of drugs. All of the fluoroquinolones will now carry black box warning labels to ... -
Jul 8, 2008
The Associated Press -
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal drug safety officials have imposed the government's most urgent warning on Cipro and similar antibiotics, citing risks that they can cause tendon ruptures, a serious injury that leaves some patients incapacitated. The Food and Drug Administration on ... -
Jul 8, 2008
Bizjournals.com, NC -
Oscient Pharmaceuticals Corp. has received notice from federal regulators to revise the usage and warning labels of its blockbuster Factive pneumonia and bronchitis medication due to recently discovered risk factors affecting specific patient populations. The Waltham, Mass., company said ... -
Jul 8, 2008
Atlanta Journal Constitution, USA -
TUESDAY, July 8 (HealthDay News) -- Antibiotics known as fluoroquinolones will need to carry a black box warning alerting physicians to the increased risk of tendonitis and tendon rupture associated with their use, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday. ... -
Jul 8, 2008
CNN -
(CNN) -- The US Food and Drug Administration Tuesday ordered the makers of certain antibiotics to add a "black box" label warning -- the FDA's strongest ... -
Jul 8, 2008
Wall Street Journal -
By JARED A. FAVOLE WASHINGTON -- The US Food and Drug Administration will seek to add strong warnings about the risks of tendon rupture associated with a class of antibiotics used to treat bacterial infections. The FDA wants to add black-box warnings, the ... -
Jul 8, 2008
Reuters -
By Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Use of antibiotic drugs such as Bayer AG's Cipro can lead to tendonitis and ruptured tendons, US health regulators ... -
Jul 8, 2008
The Associated Press -
WASHINGTON (AP) — Drug safety officials Tuesday imposed the government's most urgent safety warning on Cipro and similar antibiotics, citing evidence that they may lead to tendon ruptures, a serious injury that can leave patients incapacitated and needing extensive surgery. ... -
Jul 8, 2008
Los Angeles Times, CA -
The club may not be as elite as it once was -- or perhaps, in an ideal world, should be -- but the Food and Drug Administration has decided Cipro and its ilk deserve to be members. As such, the class of antibiotics known as fluoroquinolones will now bear ...
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