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 ...

The February 2000 issue of Running & FitNews reported on possible side effects associated with fluouroquinolones, a class of antibiotics known to cause tendinopathies when taken by exercising individuals. The drug Cipro Cip·ro (spr) A trademark for ciproflo...

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

TABLE 1 Risk Factors for Complicated Acute Pyelonephritis Age Infants Elderly (> 60 years of age) Anatomic/functional abnormality Polycystic kidney disease Horseshoe kidney Double ureter Ureterocele Vesicoureteric ref lux Foreign body Urinary, ureter...

Allopurinol (Zyloprim) Ethanol ingestion, acute Amiodarone (Cordarone) Fluconazole (Diflucan) Androgens Fluoxetine (Prozac) Chloramphenicol Fluvoxamine (Luvox) Chloromycetin) Imipramine (Tofranil) Chlorpromazine ...

Numerous interactions take place between medications and nutrients (food, beverages and/or vitamin supplements), some more significant than others.[1-3] To facilitate making rational decisions about drug therapy, the clinician should pay attention to important drug-nutr...

Fluoroquinolones ...

The February 2000 issue of Running & FitNews reported on possible side effects associated with fluouroquinolones, a class of antibiotics known to cause tendinopathies when taken by exercising individuals. The drug Cipro, noted for its ability to treat all forms o...

Since their introduction in the late 1980s, proton pump inhibitors have demonstrated gastric acid suppression superior to that of histamine H2-receptor blockers. Proton pump inhibitors have enabled improved treatment of various acid-peptic disorders, including gastroe...

At FDA's request, makers of fluoroquinolone antimicrobial drugs are adding warnings to package inserts about possible tendinitis and tendon rupture. ...

Numerous interactions take place between medications and nutrients (food, beverages and/or vitamin supplements), some more significant than others.[1-3] To facilitate making rational decisions about drug therapy, the clinician should pay attention to important drug-nutr...

This is the second installment of a three-part series of columns on the safety of antibiotics in pregnant and lactating women. ...