Risk of Tendon Injury in Patients Treated With Fluoroquinolone (FQ) Versus Non-Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics for Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP)

CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: Prescribers should recognize the risk of tendon injury within 1 month of FQ use when considering treatment regimens for CAP and use alternative options with lower risk whenever possible.PMID:37946374 | DOI:10.1177/10600280231210275

Source: The Annals of Pharmacotherapy - November 10, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Virginia H Fleming Jianing Xu Xianyan Chen Daniel Hall Robin L Southwood Source Type: research