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.
The complaints revolve around the drugs’ tendency to cause peripheral neuropathy or, putting it a bit more simply, nerve damage.
This damage commonly manifests as shooting ...
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