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Levaquin Side Effects

Name:	Levaquin
Generic:	Levofloxacin
Manufacturer:	Ortho McNeil Janssen
Date approved:	December 20, 1996
Status:	Prescription Only with a Black Box Warning
Approved uses:	Antibiotic used to treat anthrax, pneumonia; chronic bronchitis; and sinus, urinary tract, kidney, prostate (a male reproductive gland), and skin infections.
Off-Label uses:	Plague and Tuberculosis (TB)
Side effects:	Spontaneous Tendon Rupture Tendinitis Irreversible Nerve Damage Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis Stevens Johnson Syndrome
Related topics:	Cipro, Stevens Johnson Syndrome, Unsafe Drugs
Common Misspellings:	Levequin, Leviquin, Levofloxacin, Levoflaxacin,

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Levaquin (Levofloxacin)

Levaquin (levofloxacin)is a 3rd-generation fluoroquinolone antibiotic, manufactured by Ortho-McNeil, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson. Doctors prescribe Levaquin as an antibiotic to treat bacterial infections in many different parts of the body. It does not work for viral infections (for example, the common cold).

While patients takin Levaquin have reported a variety of minor side-effects, common with any medication, the most serious Levaquin side effect reported has been an increased risk of Achilles tendonitis among current and former patients. Several studies published in accredited medical journals have cited case studies in which individuals who have taken Levaquin have been adversely affected by levofloxacin-induced tendonopathy and tendon rupture.

Most recently in July 2008, the FDA announced plans to require a "black box" warning on all prescriptions of Levaquin after the consumer group Public Citizen sued the FDA to require the agency to add black-box warnings to all fluoroquinolone antibiotics. The warning will caution patients of the risk of tendonitis and tendon rupture associated with use of the drugs. Such ruptures most frequently involves the Achilles tendon, but can also include ruptures of the shoulder, hand, biceps, and thumbs, according to the FDA.

Levaquin Issued Black Box Warning by FDA

Levaquin (levofloxacin), maufactured by Ortho-McNeil, is among a family of drugs that has been issued a "black box" warning from the FDA - the most severe warning given to medications on the market - due to an increased risk of tendon rupture and tendonitis. Levaquin Side Effects Reported to FDA . Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will require certain popular antibiotics to carry a "black box" warning on all labels alerting patients and doctors of potential tendon ruptures and tendonitis. read more

Reports Surface Detailing Levaquin Risks

Levaquin, also know as levofloxacin, is an anti-bacterial treatment for adults, and was recently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for children. According to manufacturers, individuals who have kidney disease, diabetes, spinal or brain cord conditions are highly recommended to avoid the drug as it could cause serious side eaffects including: slow absorption of in kidney disease patients blood level spikes and irregularities of in diabetes patients uncontrollable seizures among spinal and brain injury patients Levaquin Side Effects. read more

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Levaquin Jury Verdicts

______ VERDICT - MEDICAL MALPRACTICE - ALLEGED NEGLIGENCE BY PULMONOLOGIST FOR DELAY IN DIAGNOSING AND TREATING LUNG CANCER - METASTASIS - DECEDENT 50-YEAR SMOKER DIES OF LUNG CANCER.

______ VERDICT - MEDICAL MALPRACTICE - ALLEGED PREMATURE DISCHARGE FROM HOSPITAL - SEVERE BILATERAL PNEUMONIA - WRONGFUL DEATH THREE DAYS AFTER DISCHARGE FROM HOSPITAL.

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Levaquin News Articles

Antimicrobial resistance: No action today, no cure tomorrow | Del Mar Times

Week of Apr. 21, 2011: Company Notes: Axcan acquires Mpex Pharmaceuticals; Bend Research receives patent for improving bioavailability of low-solubility drugs; and More. - Pharmaceutical Technology

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Levaquin Newsfeeds

Atrophic Rhinosinusitis: Progress Toward a Medical Mystery: Nasal Hygiene

World Health Day is April 7 with a Focus on Antibiotic Resistance

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