Rupture Tendon Due To Levaquin? A Levaquin Lawyer Can Help

Choose the right Levaquin injury lawyer if you are a person who was prescribed antibiotics to treat lung, sinus, skin, and urinary tract infections, and other respiratory infections caused by certain bacteria's, but suffered tendonitis or a ruptured tendon. Levaquin is an antibiotic that is administered to patients to treat the previous ailments listed, however, the adverse side effects have left many of the people prescribed Levaquin with ruptured tendons in their shoulders, biceps, hands, thumbs, and especially ruptures of the Achilles' tendon in the heel. Prescribed antibiotics should help fight the bacteria in their body, not poison it with toxins that can cause tendon ruptures.

The antibiotic Levaquin is from the family of antibiotics called fluroquinolones, and was approved in 1996 to prescribe two people who were suffering from bacterial infections and from the onset many people experienced ruptured tendons and tendonitis while using the antibiotic while many others experienced ruptured tendon's months after their prescribed usage. For many years doctors prescribed this antibiotic to their patients not knowing what the true side effects of Levaquin were. Unfortunately it took until 2008 to get the FDA to put a strong 'Black Box' warning on the labels, and required pharmacists to give patients FDA-approved medication guides that also carry the warning. Meantime hundreds of people have suffered from ruptured tendons through no fault of their own. In general patients over 60, patients who have had a kidney, heart, or lung transplant, or patients who are taking an oral steroid medication, who were prescribed Levaquin experience tendon ruptures more often than most.

Today, more than 12 years later, people affected by their usage of Levaquin are able to seek restitution for the pain, suffering, medical expenses, and other lost wages due to ruptured tendons caused by the use of the antibiotic Levaquin. Unnecessarily people have had to suffer due to the heavy handed marketing of Levaquin to doctors that were unaware of the actual adverse side effects that Levaquin posed. Although fluroquinolones are all known to cause tendon ruptures in patients, Levaquin has the highest rates of ruptured tendons amongst people it has been prescribed to.

If you are someone who has suffered through the adverse side effects of Levaquin and you're seeking help from a Levaquin injury lawyer and you want only the best on your side, it is time to visit reichandbinstock.com in you can leave your contact information for an experienced Levaquin lawyer to contact you immediately or you can call 1-800-LAW-2400.

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I am Tegan Dawn and you should know that if you have had to suffer through a ruptured tendon due to the use of Levaquin contact an experienced Levaquin lawyer immediately. For many years doctors have prescribed Levaquin to their patients and only until recently has the FDA made aware to doctors and patients the high rates of tendon rupture due to this antibiotic. An experienced Levaquin injury lawyer will be able to help you get way you deserve.