Focus On A Prescription Drug: Cipro Antibiotic | Defective Prescription Drug Attorney

Cipro, or Ciprofloxacin, is a powerful antibiotic that is prescribed by doctors to patients with bacterial infections like pneumonia, gonorrhea, typhoid fever, bone infections, joint infections, skin infections, and urinary tract infections. It was approved for prescription use by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1987. Cipro was developed by and is manufactured by pharmaceutical company Bayer AG.

While Cipro has no doubt helped many people fighting bacterial infections, many believe that Cipro causes a number of extremely serious side effects that are not mentioned in warnings and that Cipro is responsible for an untold number of serious injuries and medical problems. More specifically, those who took Cipro after being exposed to Anthrax in 2001, including those working in the US Post Office and the US Capital, have filed a class action lawsuit against Bayer AG regarding the adverse effects the drugs had on their bodies.

A number of people who took the antibiotic Cipo reported serious tendon ruptures, tendon damage, and tendonitis. These tendon problems have occurred in the shoulder, bicep, hand, thumb, rotator cuff, and Achilles tendon.

After years of controversy surrounding the Cipro antibiotic and tendon ruptures and a number of adverse event reports from doctors, health professionals, and patients around the country, the FDA added a serious black box warning to Cipro prescriptions that warns customers of the potential dangers of the drug. Further studies have confirmed that Cipro can do serious damage to tendons.

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