Sentences with phrase «as fluoroquinolones»

Ciprofloxacin (Cipro) belongs to a class of drugs known as fluoroquinolones, which are one of the most commonly prescribed classes of antibacterial drugs.

Cipro and Levaquin belong to a class of antibacterials known as fluoroquinolones, which have been found to cause tendinitis and ruptures in tendons — namely the Achilles tendon.

Both belong to the family of antibiotics known as fluoroquinolones and are prescribed for a variety of bacterial infections.

Not exact matches

They found that in all but one hospital, fluoroquinolone use, expressed as the number of doses given to the average patient each day, had gone up — in one case by 264 %.

The study, presented here 20 May at the general meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, shows that as hospital use of the so - called fluoroquinolones has risen sharply, so has bacterial resistance to these drugs.

That's especially worrisome because a bug that becomes resistant to one fluoroquinolone usually survives the others as well.

The isolates were resistant to fluoroquinolones, cephalosporins, sulfonamides, and macrolide antibiotics, as well as others.

The common fluoroquinolone antibiotic ciprofloxacin — brand names include Cipro, Proquin, Ciproxin, Ciprobay, Cirpoxine, and Ciflox — have been shown to significantly decrease absorption of levothyroxine, the common thyroid hormone replacement medication (known by brands names such as Synthroid, Levoxyl, and Tirosint.)

If, on the other hand, a poor response to doxycycline is noted after one week of therapy, then the clinician should consider changing to a fluoroquinolone such as orbifloxacin.

The fluoroquinolones are broad - spectrum antibiotics that can be used to treat intracellular infections, such as those caused by brucella and mycobacteria.

Young dogs should probably not receive fluoroquinolones, since cartilage lesions have been reported as a side effect in immature dogs.

This reaction has only been reported with enrofloxacin and not with other fluoroquinolones, as it is theorized that the biochemical structure of enrofloxacin leads to high concentrations in cats» eyes (in other words, this reaction is theoretically possible with any fluoroquinolones but enrofloxacin is especially predisposed to causing this reaction).

So there might be times when your veterinarian feels it would be wise to see if an antibiotic, such as doxycycline, or perhaps a fluoroquinolone antibiotic might improve the pet's breathing function.

If you have suffered a medical condition as a result of the misrepresentation of Cipro or another type of fluoroquinolone drug, you may be entitled to compensation for your medical expenses, lost wages, and pain and suffering.

Reports of tendon - related conditions associated with fluoroquinolones go back as far as the 1980s, and consumer advocates have been fighting for stronger warnings for more than 10 years.

Fluoroquinolones such as Cipro and Levaquin work by inhibiting bacterial DNA replication.

Thanks to pressure on the part of these groups and states such as Illinois, in 2008 the FDA finally forced the manufacturers of Cipro, Levaquin and other fluoroquinolones to create Medical Guides and add black box warnings to the packaging of these products.

Meanwhile, hundreds if not thousands of people have suffered from painful injuries as a result of taking fluoroquinolones.

Hundreds if not thousands of people have suffered as a consequence of taking Cipro and other fluoroquinolones.

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Cox - 2 Inhibitors used to treat osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and sports injuries: - Bextra - Celebrex - Vioxx - Arcoxia - Prexige Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs): - Children's Motrin, Ibuprofen including Advil - Daypro - Aleve - Excedrin Sulfonamides (Sulfa - based antibiotics): - Penicillin - Amoxicillin - Zithromax / azithromycin (also known as Z - Pack)- Doxycycline Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics: - Parfloxacin - Ciprofloxacin - Norfloxacin - Ofloxacin Seizure and Anticonvulsant Medications: - Tegretol - Phenytoin Sodium / Dilantin - Carbamazepine Continue reading