Sentences with phrase «group fluoroquinolones»

Scientists group fluoroquinolones into two groups, with drugs belonging to each of the groups sharing certain pharmacological and antimicrobial activity.

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The FDA's actions came shortly after a lawsuit was filed by consumer advocacy group Public Citizen, which for years had attempted to convince the FDA to issue stronger warnings about the side effects of Levaquin and other fluoroquinolones.

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.

For years consumer advocacy groups and others have fought, with little success, to increase public awareness of these product defect legal liabilities and require the manufacturers of fluoroquinolones to participate in these efforts.

Groups at highest risk of developing side effects from taking fluoroquinolones include those over 60 years of age and people who have had heart, lung or kidney transplants.