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		<title>Levaquin for everyone!</title>
		<link>http://www.levaquinblog.com/2010/01/levaquin-for-everyone/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:40:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Wednesday, drugmaker Wockhardt said it has received tentative approval from the US Food &#38; Drug Administration to marketing various doses of anti-bacterial Levofloxacin.
Levofloxacin is the generic name for the brand Levaquin, marketed in the US by Ortho Mcneil, a subsidiary of Johnson &#38; Johnson.
Wockhardt plans to launch the product immediately upon expiration of the patent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Johnson &amp; Johnson Fighting Attempts to Consolidate Levaquin Litigation</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:50:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Johnson &#038; Johnson (the manufacturer of Levaquin) is trying to prevent the first Levaquin lawsuits from being consolidated into a single trial.  Plaintiffs’ attorneys want to have the first three &#8220;Bellweather&#8221; cases tried together.  They claim that these cases are very similar; since the plaintiffs have similar injuries, claims, and situations, it is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FDA Funding &#8211; Where does the money come from?</title>
		<link>http://www.levaquinblog.com/2009/11/fda-funding-where-does-the-money-come-from/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:03:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mike</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Levaquin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[adverse reaction]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a post from Ivanhoe Broadcast News.  Some scary statistics: Americans are 10x more likely to be hospitalized from an adverse drug reaction than a car crash.  These reactions are the 4th leading cause of death in the US.  Doctors and patients need to read and understand the potential risks with these [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fluoroquinolone antibiotics &#8211; A Real Concern.</title>
		<link>http://www.levaquinblog.com/2009/10/fluoroquinolone-antibiotics-a-real-concern/</link>
		<comments>http://www.levaquinblog.com/2009/10/fluoroquinolone-antibiotics-a-real-concern/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:24:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is a thoughtful piece from John Fratti of Levaquin Adverse Effects Blog. If you have any questions for John, his email address appears below.
Quinolones are currently one of the most commonly prescribed classes of antiobiotics. They are very powerful medications used to treat many types of infections such as respiratory infections, urinary tract infections, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NBC News Report on Levaquin</title>
		<link>http://www.levaquinblog.com/2009/09/nbc-news-report-on-levaquin/</link>
		<comments>http://www.levaquinblog.com/2009/09/nbc-news-report-on-levaquin/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:55:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is one of the early news reports from when the Black Box warning was first announced.  As always, if you notice tendon pains and you are taking fluoroquinolones, please contact your doctor immediately.



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