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Help My Hurt

July 8th, 2008

FDA warning: certain antibiotics can harm tendons

 
A certain group of antibiotics, called fluoroquinolones, may increase the risk of tendonitis and ruptured tendons. Examples of antiobiotics in this group are Cipro (sold by generically as ciprofloxacin) and Floxin (sold generically as ofloxacin).
Cipro is most commonly used for urinary tract infections (UTIs).
The risk of tendon injury appears to begreater in patients who are […]

By Marijke Durning, RN -- 1 comment

March 27th, 2008

Do you have tendonitis? Do you take statins for cholesterol?

Tendonitis and medications for cholesterol may seem to have no connection at all, but there have been reports of patients taking statins to lower their cholesterol and experiencing tendonitis (inflammation and irritation of the tendon) and even ruptured tendons.
According to a press release, “researchers identified 96 cases of tendon complications from the French Pharmacovigilance database […]

By Marijke Durning, RN -- 4 comments