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.Levaquin levofloxacin is part of the fluoroquinolone group of oral medications prescribed to treat...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved an antibiotic known as Levaquin (levofloxacin), part of the fluoroquinolone antibiotic group of drugs used to fight infections, for use by children even though the drug's potential link to severe side e...

Copyright © 2008 Katie Kelley A group of antibacterial prescription drugs has recently been subject to a warning label increase by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The fluoroquinolone group consists of several various types of antibiotics that trea...

An Achilles tendon is a tendon located at the back of the lower leg and is connected to the heel bone. Achilles tendon rupture occurs when an individual tears the tendon, either partially or completely. Tendon rupture can occur in many instances and is caused by a...

Levofloxacin (Levaquin) is now approved by the FDA to treat multidrug-resistant strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae in community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), in the forms of tablets, injection, and in 5% dextrose (Levaquin Injection). Levofloxacin is a product of Johnson &...

TABLE 1 Overview of Community-acquired Pneumonia Definition Lower respiratory tract infection in a nonhospitalized person that is associated with symptoms of acute infection with or without new infiltrate on chest radiographs Clinical presentation Temperature...

Levaquin[R] (levofloxacin) is FDA approved for 9 indications including the treatment of complicated skin and skin structure infections at a dose of 750 mg once daily. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new, once daily formulation of Levaquin in...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Levaquin[R] (levofloxacin) Tablets/Injection and Levaquin[R] (levofloxacin in 5% dextrose) Injection for the treatment of chronic bacterial prostatitis due to Escherichia coli, Enterococcus faecalis or Sta...

The Food and Drug Administration approved a 5-day course of Levaquin (levofloxacin) with 750-mg once-daily tablets to treat adults with acute bacterial sinusitis caused ... ...

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a five-day treatment regimen for Levaquin among patients with ... ...

TABLE 1 Classification of Quinolone Antibiotics Classification Agents First generation Nalidixic acid (NegGram) Cinoxacin (Cinobac) Second generation Norfloxacin (Noroxin) Lomefloxacin (Maxaquin) ...

Three new litigation groups were certified at the 2008 AAJ Winter Convention in January. They will cover pain pumps, Fentanyl/ Duragesic pain patches, and the antibiotic Levaquin. Chondrolysis (pain pump) litigation group Pain pumps are medical devices about...

The Food and Drug Administration has expanded the indications for Levaquin to include complicated skin and skin structure infections, such as major abscesses; ulcers; and infections of deep.wounds due to surgical incisions, bites, or lacerations. ...

New precautions have been added to the labeling for the antibiotics Levaquin (levofloxacin) and Floxin (ofloxacin). The FDA has received reports of patients experiencing neuropathy when taking either of these antibiotics. Patients taking these reeds who have sign...

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Levaquin(r) (levofloxacin levofloxacin /le·vo·flox·a·cin/ (-flok´sah-sin) a broad-spectrum antibacterial agent for systemic and ophthalmic use. tablets/injection; Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceut...

To the Editor: Richard Frothingham should be commended for providing added perspective on the matter of quinolone selection. His letter to the editor emphasizing the paramount importance of a well-established safety profile and documented clinical efficacy in severe ...

Lost in all the current debate over PPS, RUGs and prescription drug coverage is the fact that the pharmaceutical industry continues to make progress in developing new products for the long-term care market. Some have real potential for improving the wellbeing and qua...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Use of antibiotic drugs such as Bayer AG's Cipro can lead to tendinitis and ruptured tendons, U.S. health regulators said Tuesday, calling for new strong warnings on the products. The so-called black box warning would also apply to Bayer's Avel...

Drug safety officials Tuesday imposed the government's most urgent safety warning on Cipro and similar antibiotics, citing evidence that they may lead to tendon ruptures, a serious injury that can leave patients incapacitated and needing extensive surgery.The Food and...

Drug safety officials Tuesday imposed the government's most urgent safety warning on Cipro and similar antibiotics, citing evidence that they may lead to tendon ruptures, a serious injury that can leave patients incapacitated and needing extensive surgery.The Food and...

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The fluoroquinolone family is a relatively new group of antibiotics. They were first introduced in 1986, but they are really modified quinolones. The parent of the group is nalidixic acid. The majority of quinolones belong to a subgroup called fluoroquinolones, which ...

Unknown to most people is the fact that everyday foods and Herbal supplements can and do interact with popular prescription medications. I became interested while talking to my Pharmacist that my son couldn't take decongestant cold medications with his heart medicatio...

Fluoroquinolones are antimicrobials, medications used to treat infections caused by microorganisms. Most commonly used fluoroquinolones are moxifloxacin (Avelox), ciprofloxacin (Cipro), ofloxacin (Floxin), levofloxacin (Levaquin), lomefloxacin (Maxaquin), norfloxacin ...

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Digoxin, also known as Digitalis, Lanoxin, Digitek, and Lanoxicaps, is a refined plant extract, a purified cardiac glycoside (drugs used in the treatment of congestive heart failure and arrythmia). Digoxin is commonly marketed under the names Lanoxin, Digitek, and Lan...

Sinusitis occurs when any number of the sinus linings become inflamed. Typically this results in a patient that has suffered from allergies or a cold for more than a two week period. There are several symptoms of sinusitis but the most common include tooth pain, nasal...

Levaquin is the brand name for one of the antibiotics in the family of drugs called fluoroquinolones. Fluoroquinolones, which also includes brand names such as Cipro, Maxaquin, Floxin, Noroxin, and Trovan, prevent the infectious bacteria from reproducing or repairing ...

Thanks to modern medicine prostatitis treatment is available for any issue related to inflammation of the prostate. These issues can range from acute bacterial infections to more severe chronic pain syndromes. By definition, prostatitis is an inflammation of the pros...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as well as the National Toxicology Program, classifies vinyl chloride as a documented carcinogen. In fact, vinyl chloride appears in all registered carcinogen indices, and there is no level of exposure at which the adverse he...

Soil contamination is the diffusion of hazardous material throughout soil. The material can be either solid or liquid and usually bonds with the soil in which it is mixed. Contaminants do not have to be directly deposited in the soil to negatively affect it; for examp...

Silicosis is considered a highly preventable illness but invididuals who suffer from this condition are should take steps to protect themselves from further harm, especially if they contracted silicosis at the workplace. Employers are responsible for providing safe an...

Copyright (c) 2008 Katie Kelley In 1998, the Office of Crash Avoidance Research determined there were 1.6 million tractor trucks and 3.6 million tractor truck trailers in use. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reported on these figures on tra...

Seat belts have the ability to better protect vehicle occupants from fatal accidents than anything else. According to federal statistics, in 2003, the use of seat belts saved nearly 15,000 lives nationwide. However, even more than 6,000 deaths per year are related to ...

Levaquin levofloxacin is part of the fluoroquinolone group of oral medications prescribed to treat acute bacterial sinusitis, acute bacterial exacerbation of chronic bronchitis, noscocomial pneumonia, community-acquired pneumonia, complicated skin and skin structure i...