Fluorquinolone Information

If you’re a consumer, and even if you’re using a fluorquinolone antibiotic, you may not be familiar with this class of drug, as it’s generally information that’s limited to the pharmaceutical and medical industries.  As a result, and given the link that’s been drawn between these medications and one serious side effect, below you’ll find some basic information regarding fluorquinolone antibiotics and how they could affect you.  In the meantime, if you’ve been injured by any of these medications, please contact a defective drugs attorney as soon as possible to schedule an initial consultation.

Use of Fluorquinolone Drugs

Fluorquinolones are drugs that are known by professionals as a group of antibiotics, and they are used to treat and defeat infections that are generally caused by microorganisms, or more commonly known as bacterial infections.  Some examples of these infections include those of the skin, urinary tract, prostate, ear, bronchitis and many others.

Basically, these drugs work by locating the bacteria in the system that are causing the outward infection and killing them on contact.  After the initial removal of these bacteria, the additional medication is taken to prevent these organisms from reemerging within the body and causing a relapse of the infection.

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Fluorquinolone Brand Names, Manufacturers:

Below are some of the most common brand names of fluorquinolone drugs and their respective manufacturers:

• Cipro – Bayer Corp.
• Levaquin – Ortho-McNeil
• Tequin – Bristol-Myers Squibb
• Penetrex – Rhone Poulenic Rorer
• Factive – Oscient Pharmaceuticals
• Maxaquin – Searle
• Avelox – Bayer Corp.
• Noroxin – Merck & Co., Inc.
• Floxin – Ortho McNeil
• Trovan – Pfizer

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If injured from taking Fluorquinolone:

As you’ve seen, these drugs have been associated with ruptured tendons in the body, and these tendons can include the Achilles tendon, which can take years to fully recover from and to get back into your lifestyle you enjoyed before your injury.  If this describes your situation, contact a defective drugs attorney as soon as possible to begin the process of evaluating and, if advisable, enforcing your legal rights.

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