Commentary: Time to Put the Floxes Back in Their Boxes?

Fluoroquinolones are one of the most frequently prescribed antibiotics for respiratory and genitourinary infections, with millions of prescriptions annually within the United States alone.1 Concerns have emerged regarding the safety profile of this antibiotics class, principally focused on connective tissue pathologies. Since 2008, “black box” warnings have been serially added to the fluoroquinolone family, starting with tendinitis and tendon rupture and growing to include myasthenia gravis complications, peripheral neuropathy, and central nervous system complications.
Source: Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Tags: ADULT – Commentary Source Type: research