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Levaquin
Tendon Ruptures :: Achilles :: Leg Pain :: Shoulder Pain
Levaquin® (levofloxacin - a fluoroquinoline antimicrobial drug) was introduced in 1997 by Ortho McNeill - Janssen Pharmaceutical. Levaquin® may possibly be linked to a variety of serious long term side effects, including tendon toxicity which may result in tendon ruptures, problems and/or damage (e.g., achilles, leg pain, leg cramps, shoulders, arms, thumbs etc).
Levaquin® is a widely prescribed antibiotic drug with many uses, including treatment of pneumonia, sinus infections, bronchitis, urinary tract infections and prostatitis.
Levaquin may be suspected to increase users' risk of tendon toxicity resulting in long term side effects including tendon toxicity, tendon pain, tendinitis (tendonitis) and /or tendon inflammation and tendon rupture, especially in the elderly.
If you have have been prescribed and taken Levaquin®, it is very important to watch for signs or long term side effects of tendon toxicity after beginning Levaquin® or increasing your dosage, and patients should be carefully monitored for signs and symptoms of tendon problems, tendon damage, tendon pain, tendinitis (tendonitis) and /or tendon inflammation or rupture problems.
Food & Drug Administration Action
In July 2008, the FDA reviewed Levaquin and requested that a boxed warning ("black box") be applied to Levaquin in connection with possible long term side effects of tendinitis (tendonitis), tendon toxicity and tendon rupture.
For more on levaquin cases, please follow this link.
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