Meningococcal disease and ciprofloxacin: PGD template
This Patient Group Directive supports the supply or administration of ciprofloxacin to adults and children for the management of clusters of meningococcal disease, when 2 or more cases are reported in in educational or residential settings. It is valid from 30 August 2019 until 30 August 2022. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - September 19, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Antibiotics Tied to Heart Valve Problems
The class of antibiotics called fluoroquinolones (Cipro, Levaquin and others) may increase the risk of heart valve problems. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - September 17, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Nicholas Bakalar Tags: Antibiotics Heart Levaquin (Drug) Source Type: news
UCLA-led research reveals potential treatments for deadly tropical disease
Melioidosis is a tropical disease that claims an estimated 90,000 lives worldwide each year. There is no vaccine, and current treatments are hampered by the ability of the bacterium that causes the disease to resist even the strongest antibiotics.Hardy and lethal, that bacterium, Burkholderia pseudomallei, is classified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as a potential bioweapon.UCLA-led research has identified two compounds that, based on tests on human cells and on mice, show potential for treating melioidosis. One is a widely used drug already approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as an antifu...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - September 11, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Common antibiotics may lead to condition that causes heart failure
People who use Ciprofloxacin and other fluoroquinolone antibiotics have a 2.4 times higher risk of developing aortic and mitral regurgitation due to blood backflow into the heart (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - September 10, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ciprofloxacin and Hypoglycemia Risk in Non-diabetic Patients Ciprofloxacin and Hypoglycemia Risk in Non-diabetic Patients
Is there a causal relationship between ciprofloxacin and hypoglycemia in patients without diabetes?Journal of Medical Case Reports (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - July 17, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Journal Article Source Type: news
Nitrofurantoin vs. Ciprofloxacin
Title: Nitrofurantoin vs. CiprofloxacinCategory: MedicationsCreated: 6/28/2019 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 6/28/2019 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Medications General)
Source: MedicineNet Medications General - June 28, 2019 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
Amoxicillin vs. Cipro
Title: Amoxicillin vs. CiproCategory: MedicationsCreated: 5/29/2019 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 5/29/2019 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Medications General)
Source: MedicineNet Medications General - May 29, 2019 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
Doxycycline vs. Cipro
Title: Doxycycline vs. CiproCategory: MedicationsCreated: 5/14/2019 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 5/14/2019 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Medications General)
Source: MedicineNet Medications General - May 14, 2019 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
British Association for Sexual Health and HIV national guideline for the management of infection with Neisseria gonorrhoeae (2019)
Revisions to this guideline includes advice that, if antimicrobial susceptibility test results from all sites of infection are available prior to treatment and the isolate is sensitive to ciprofloxacin, then this should be used for treatment in preference to ceftriaxone. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - January 30, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
FDA Warns About What Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics May Do To Your Aorta
This is not the first FDA warning about fluoroquinolones, a class of antibiotics that includes ciprofloxacin (otherwise known as Cipro) and levofloxacin (otherwise known as Levoquin). (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - December 22, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Bruce Y. Lee, Contributor Source Type: news
Levaquin, Cipro Tied to Deadly Heart Vessel Tears
The risk for rupture, or dissection, of the aorta, rises with the use of antibiotics in a class known as fluoroquinolones delivered by injection or as a pill. The drugs "should not be used in patients at increased risk unless there are no other treatment options available," the FDA said. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - December 21, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A Reappraisal of Ciprofloxacin Use in Infants and Children A Reappraisal of Ciprofloxacin Use in Infants and Children
This article provides a reassessment of pediatric ciprofloxacin utilization in light of the recent FDA drug safety communication.Pediatric Pharmacotherapy (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 16, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics Journal Article Source Type: news
Common antibiotic doctors say could give you organ failure
Debbi Kinrade, 57, from Northamptonshire who for six years has been living with the consequences of taking ciprofloxacin. She was prescribed the drug for a urinary tract infection. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 27, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Medical News Today: Treating urinary tract infections with Cipro
Cipro is an antibiotic that doctors use to treat urinary tract infections (UTIs). For Cipro to work, people must take the full course of the drug and follow their doctor's instructions. But some people may be at risk of severe side effects if they take Cipro, and they may need to consider alternatives. Learn more here. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - September 7, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Urinary Tract Infection Source Type: news
Zimbabwe:Drug Resistant Typhoid Is Real
[The Herald] This strain of typhoid is not responding to traditionally used medicines such as ciprofloxacin and health workers have resorted to using the last line of antibiotics, azithromycin in defence against typhoid while waiting for approvals to embark on mass vaccinations. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - August 21, 2018 Category: African Health Source Type: news
