Fluoroquinolone use has drawn concern from the FDA, among others, prompting the organization to update regulatory warnings on ...

When bacterial infections are hard to prevent or treat, doctors often turn to a class of antibiotics called fluoroquinolones to stop their spread. These medications are known as ciprofloxacin ...

The general population doesn’t know that the FDA has seven black box warnings on fluoroquinolone antibiotics and that that is a big deal,” Brummert said. Smith has now become an advocate ...

2009;3(5):539-548. Studies evaluating the use of fluoroquinolones in the treatment of AECB often include elderly patients, but they are seldom in the majority. For example, a large study of 2512 ...

Antibiotic therapy based on risk-stratified guidelines are recommended. Specific data on the treatment of AECB in the elderly patient is lacking. Respiratory fluoroquinolone antibiotics play an ...