The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will hear complaints from a patient who claims fluoroquinolones left her with neurological damage and ruptured tendons, ABC 8 News (WRIC) reports.
Fluoroquinolones, a family of broad-spectrum antibiotics used to treat hospital-acquired respiratory and urinary infections, have been linked to multiple severe side effects. In 2008, the FDA requested that fluoroquinolones include a boxed warning detailing the drugs’ link to tendon damage ...
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According to a new study in JAMA Internal Medicine, 
2013 saw the emergence of a new side effect associated with the use of antibiotics containing fluroquinolone. And, while fluroquinolone may not exactly roll off the tongue, names like Cipro, Levaquin, and Avelox are very well known. Millions of prescriptions for the drugs and their generic counterparts are written every year.
