The dark side of antibiotic ciprofloxacin

(Baylor College of Medicine) Researchers have found that ciprofloxacin, a widely prescribed antibiotic, increases the risk of tears and rupture on the main artery of the body, the aorta, in a mouse model of human aortic aneurysms and dissections, a disease that carries high risk of death from aortic rupture.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news