Fluoroquinolones are broad-spectrum antibiotics used to treat a wide variety of bacterial infections. However, they have a long list of medication interactions that require careful consideration when prescribing and counseling. In this blog post, I will highlight my...
Antibiotics are an essential tool to treat infections. I’ve seen a lot of drug interactions involving antibiotics that have led to anything from treatment failure to drug toxicity. In this blog post, I share my top 5 antibiotic drug interactions you are likely...
Meningococcal Disease Background Meningococcal disease is a severe, life-threatening illness that may manifest as meningitis, bacteremia, or bacteremic pneumonia. Even with antibiotic treatment, mortality due to invasive disease is 10-15%. Up to 20% of persons who...
To be 100% transparent, I have never personally seen a case of tendon rupture that was likely due to quinolones. I have heard of one from another colleague. It is a very rare adverse effect that has been reported in numerous case studies. What I want you to be aware...
Ciprofloxacin (Cipro) has historically been used on a regular basis for urinary tract infections. That frequency of use changed a few years back when the boxed warnings for serious adverse effects came out. I wanted to provide my top ciprofloxacin clinical pearls that...
