Cipro Lawyer & Lawsuit
Please note, The Schmidt Firm, LLP is no longer accepting Cipro cases.
Cipro, manufactured by Bayer AG, has been linked to serious side effects such as tendonitis, tendon damage and tendon ruptures in the Achilles tendon, the rotator cuff (shoulder), the biceps, the hand, and the thumb.
Cipro, also known as ciprofloxaxin, is a popular antibiotic in a class called fluroquinolone. Cipro, along with Penetrex (Enoxacin), Tequin (Gatifloxacin), Levaquin (Levofloxacin), Maxaquin (Lomefloxacin), Avelox (Moxifloxacin), Noroxin (Norfloxacin), and Floxin (Ofloxacin), have all been linked to Tendon ruptures.
Cipro is a popular antibiotic prescribed to patients to treat bacterial infections of the abdomen, skin, bones, urinary tract, and lower respiratory system. Fluroquinolones are thought to be toxic and decrease blood supply to tendon fibers. The Public Citizen recently petitioned for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to add a “black box warning” to Cipro and other drugs in its class. Almost 1 in 250 patients suffer tendon ruptures after taking Cipro. Approximately 262 cases of tendon ruptures, 259 cases of tendonitis, and 274 cases of other tendon disorders have been reported to the FDA, with 23% of those being caused by Cipro.
The Achilles tendon is the most common rupture associated with these antibiotics. However, they have also been linked to ruptures in the rotator cuff (shoulder), the biceps, the hand, and the thumb. Symptoms associated with tendon ruptures are difficulty walking, swelling and bruising, and sudden and severe pain.
Side Effects of Cipro
There are a variety of side effects associated with Cipro. Our firm is pursing the following types of serious, life-threatening side effects:
- Sudden and severe pain
- Swelling and bruising
- Difficulty walking
- Tendonitis
- Tendon Damage
- Tendon Rupture
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