The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is advising that the serious side effects associated with fluoroquinolone antibacterial drugs generally outweigh the benefits for patients with sinusitis, bronchitis, and uncomplicated urinary tract infections who have other treatment options. For patients with these conditions, fluoroquinolone should be reserved for those who do …
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FDA Issues Warning of Life-Threatening Effect When Combining A Heart Drug with New Hepatitis C Drugs
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning about the risk of potentially life-threatening slowing of the heart rate that can occur when a common heart drug is taken with new hepatitis C medications. The agency said that this complication can occur when the antiarrhythmic drug amiodarone is …