As fluoroquinolones became more widely used, doctors started to notice serious side effects in some people who took them. Some of the side effects were disabling and caused potentially permanent ...

Due to the side effects, the FDA advised “restricting fluoroquinolone antibiotic use," and in the years since, the agency has added warnings about the drug's additional risks. Related ...

But now, almost four years on, the CDC will now formally recognize the side effect known colloquially as ‘floxing.' Fluoroquinolones, whether taken by mouth or inhaled, can cause serious side ...

Objective: To evaluate the risk of developing glaucoma in patients taking systemic fluoroquinolones. Methods: A case-control study was carried out among a cohort of subjects who had visited an ...