Quinolone

Quinolones or fluoroquinolones are a group of broad-spectrum\nantibiotics. Fluoroquinolone antibiotics are highly potent and considered relatively safe. However, they can have potentially troublesome side effects. For example, case reports have implicated their use in rare instances of tendon damage, especially when administered with a systemic corticosteroid.

Examples

\n* Ciprofloxacin (Cipro®)\n* Levofloxacin (Levaquin®)\n* Norfloxacin\n* Ofloxacin

External links

\n* Fluoroquinolone-Induced Tendinopathy: What do we know? Richard M. Harrell, MD. http://www.sma.org/smj1999/junesmj99/harrell.pdf