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class – Antibiotic; fluoroquinolone – 14 items found

Adverse reactions attributed to entire drug class 'Antibiotic; fluoroquinolone'

January 2024: The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) further limited the use of fluoroquinolone antibiotics. The class of antibiotics should now only be used in situations when other antibiotics that are commonly recommended for the infection are inappropriate, e.g. when other options are contraindicated or the infection is proving resistant. Previous guidance stated that fluoroquinolones should not be prescribed for non-severe or self-limiting infections.

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Hypersensitivity

Photosensitivity

Rash

Cardiac disorder / cardiac dysfunction

Cardiotoxicity

Cardiovascular adverse effect (includes major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE))

QT interval prolonged / QT prolongation

Torsades de pointes

Headache

Neurological adverse effect / neurological deficit

Neuropsychiatric / neuropsychological adverse effect

Neurotoxicity

Peripheral neuropathy

Psychosis

Vertigo / dizziness

Acute liver injury

Diarrhea

Dyspepsia / functional dyspepsia (indigestion) (see also gastroparesis)

Gastrointestinal perforation / perforated colon / gastric perforation

Nausea

Vomiting

Musculoskeletal adverse effects

Tendinopathy/Tendon rupture

Diplopia (double vision)

Retinal detachment

Adverse effects / adverse reactions