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Category Archives: Cipro Side Effects
140,000+ ER Visits Due to Antibiotic Side Effects
Overuse of antibiotics is sending thousands of people to the emergency room every year, according to a newly released Centers for Disease Control (CDC) study. Around 78 percent of the adverse events in the study were allergic reactions, ranging from rash …
Cipro Use During Anthrax Attacks Left One Man Disabled
John Angell, who was working on Capitol Hill as staff director for Senator Max Baucus (D-Mont.) when the 2001 anthrax attacks occurred, recently talked about his Cipro injuries with The Wall Street Journal. Like hundreds of other people, Angell took …
Cipro Tendon Rupture Risk Known for Years
Cipro’s association with tendon ruptures was recognized long before the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) asked for a black box warning on the risk. In fact, several victims of the 2001 anthrax attack filed lawsuits claiming Cipro caused a variety of …
Canada Asks for Cipro Tendon Rupture Warning
Just days after federal regulators in the US announced that Cipro and similar antibiotics would bear black box warnings about their risk of tendon damage, Health Canada is asking manufacturers to add the same type of warning to the drugs sold …
Cipro Finally Gets Black Box on Tendon Ruptures
Cipro and other similar antibiotics will finally bear black box warnings about their association for tendon damage. The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) said last week it decision to ask for the black boxes was made because reports of tendonitis and …
Cipro Lawsuit Asked for Tough Warning on Tendon Damage
In January, the group Public Citizen sued the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) in an attempt to force the agency to require tougher warnings on Cipro and similar antibiotics regarding their association with tendon ruptures. Sixteen months prior, the group had petitioned …
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