Side Effects Of Fluoroquinolones Far More Disabling Than Other Antibiotics, Experts Say.

reports in “Health in Science” on the side effects of fluoroquinolones, noting that levofloxacin ranked third “in the number of serious adverse event reports submitted directly to the Food and Drug Administration in 2013,” while ciprofloxacin, another fluoroquinolone, ranked fifth, according to the Institute for Safe Medication Practices. Experts say that fluoroquinolones “can be far more disabling than other antibiotics” because of the life-altering nature of their side effects, which include tendon rupture, disabling peripheral neuropathy or permanent nerve damage to the arms and legs, eye disorders, psychiatric and nervous system disorders, seizures, ringing in the ears, and burning and tingling sensations. http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/it-pays-to-read-the-warnings-when-you-open-up-a-prescription/2015/08/03/a29e11b4-d70e-11e4-b3f2-607bd612aeac_story.html