Levaquin: Important Statistics
20 Oct
Here are some important statistics about Levaquin (more found here):
One of the most disabling adverse reactions of Levaquin is spontaneous rupture of multiple tendons, which may occur during therapy, as well as years after therapy has been discontinued. Although the onset of symptoms typically occurs within 12 weeks, injury was also described within hours to as long as months after the initiation of treatment, and even after discontinuation. Tendon injury was reported to occur as early as two hours after receipt of the first dose of a fluoroquinolone (ciprofloxacin) to as late as 6 months after treatment had been terminated. Tendinitis, arthralgia, myalgia as well as severe joint, muscle and tendon pain are found to be the top three adverse reactions reported to the FDA via the Adverse Event Reporting System (AERS) for all fluoroquonolones.
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