I had problems swallowing.’ Fluoroquinolones, the class of antibiotics to which Cipro belongs, comes with a laundry list of potentially devastating side effects from tendon rupture and muscle ...

is part of the fluoroquinolone class of antibiotics. Due to the potential for serious side effects, they can now only be prescribed in the UK if no other antibiotic is appropriate. In the US the ...

Fluoroquinolone antibiotics can be life-saving drugs when used against specific bacteria - and serious side effects are considered rare. However, almost a year ago new guidance was issued that ...