Fluoroquinolones and risk of Achilles tendon disorders: case-control study.

Author: Van der Linden PD, Sturkenboom MC, Herings RM, Leufkens HG, Stricker BC.

Source: British Medical Journal.

Year: 2002

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Abstract / Excerpt:

Fluoroquinolones have been associated with tendon disorders, usually during the first month of treatment,1–5 but the epidemiological evidence is scanty. We did a nested case-control study among users of fluoroquinolones in a large UK general practice database to study the association with Achilles tendon disorders.

Citation: Van der Linden PD, Sturkenboom MC, Herings RM, Leufkens HG, Stricker BC. Fluoroquinolones and risk of Achilles tendon disorders: case-control study. British Medical Journal. 2002; 324(7349):1306-7.