Tag: cipro
Consumer Group Wants Stronger Warnings on Antibiotics
September 22, 2014 -- A consumer safety organization has submitted several petitions to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) demanding stronger warnings about peripheral neuropathy (nerve damage), mitochondrial toxicity, and psychiatric adverse events. The Citizen Petitions were filed by...
Texas Cipro Lawyer
The antibiotic Cipro has been linked to severe heart problems, aortic aneurysms, nerve damage, and other life-threatening side effects. What is Cipro? Cipro (ciprofloxacin) is a broad-spectrum antibiotic medication. It is the most popular antibiotic in the fluoroquinolone class. In...
Peripheral Neuropathy Risk Doubles for Users of Some Antibiotics
August 25, 2014 -- A study published in Neurology has found a doubled increased risk of peripheral neuropathy (nerve damage) from the use of antibiotics in the fluoroquinolone (FQ) class. The conclusions of the study were based on data from...
Texas Cipro Class Action Lawyer
Cipro is an antibiotic that is linked to rare but severe side effects, including heart failure, heart attacks, aortic aneurysms, nerve damage, and severe skin reactions. Cipro and Heart Problems Cipro is known to damage collagen and other connective tissues...
Texas Antibiotic Nerve Damage Lawyer
Nerve pain and nerve damage are side effects of antibiotics in the fluoroquinolone class (Avelox, Cipro, Levaquin, and more). In August 2013, the FDA strengthened warnings about antibiotics and nerve damage (also known as “peripheral neuropathy”). Although antibiotic labels have...
Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics Linked to Blood Sugar Problems
August 23, 2013 -- According to a study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases this month, antibiotic medications in the fluoroquinolone class have been linked to an increased risk of blood-sugar problems in people with diabetes -- including hypoglycemia (low blood-sugar)...
Texas Cipro Peripheral Neuropathy Lawyer
Cipro (ciprofloxacin) is an antibiotic medication in the fluoroquinolone class. In August 2013, the FDA issued new warnings about evidence linking Cipro and peripheral neuropathy. The FDA previously warned about nerve damage side effects from Cipro in 2004, but they...