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Floxin® Injury

Numerous Floxin® injury reports have been filed with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Floxin® is the brand name of the generic fluoroquinolone antibiotic ofloxacin, introduced to the American market in 1990 by its manufacturer, Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical. Floxin® injury cases have included damage to tendons, a side effect that has been shown to be a particular danger of the fluoroquinolones, which include Cipro®, Noroxin® and Levaquin®.

Tendon Injuries from Floxin®
It is not yet known how fluoroquinolone antibiotics cause tendon damage, but the relationship between these drugs and tendon injury is clear. Since the 1990s, close to a thousand cases of tendon damage following treatment with fluoroquinolones such as Floxin® have been reported to the FDA, and because the number of cases reported to medical authorities is just a fraction of the injuries that occur, it is likely that several thousand people have been injured by Floxin® and similar drugs.

Floxin® Uses
Floxin® is a prescription-only drug, administered for several types of bacterial infections such as:

· pneumonia
· chlamydia
· skin infections
· acute pelvic inflammatory disease
· gonorrhea
· mixed infections of the cervix and urethra

If You've Been Treated with Floxin®
If Floxin® treatment was prescribed for you or for a member of your family, you might be a little apprehensive at the idea of Floxin®'s potential to induce a tendon injury. Call your doctor with questions about your treatment, or about any symptoms that might suggest tendon damage, including soreness, sudden pain, or difficulty using a limb or body part.

Consult an Experienced Attorney
If you have financial or legal questions about a Floxin®-related injury, contact an attorney in your area who is knowledgeable about dangerous drugs such as Floxin®. Learn more about your legal rights and alternatives.

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