I've been following fluoroquinolone antibiotics ever since I was a graduate student in the 1980s. We were working on a class of enzymes shared by bacteria and higher organisms called topoisomerases.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for review the New Drug Application (NDA) for ozenoxacin 1% cream (Medimetriks) for the treatment of impetigo. Medimetriks submitted the application ...

Oct. 13, 2003 (Baltimore) — A seven-day regimen incorporating a fluoroquinolone antibiotic may be superior to conventional triple-drug therapy for eradication of Helicobacter pylori infection, a new ...

In July 2018, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a Drug Safety Communication to alert healthcare professionals and patients about the increased risks for hypoglycemic coma and adverse ...

Children who suffer through multiple ear infections are often candidates for ear tube surgery. But a new study finds that the use of one type of ear drops — quinolones — after these surgeries may ...

Drug safety officials on Tuesday imposed the government’s most urgent safety warning on Cipro and similar antibiotics, citing evidence that they may lead to tendon ruptures, a serious injury that can ...