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Medicine recalls and shortages › Drug Safety Update › 22 Jan 2024
Drug Safety Update

Fluoroquinolone antibiotics

Published on 22 Jan 2024 · source: MHRA — Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
Systemic fluoroquinolones must now only be prescribed when other commonly recommended antibiotics are inappropriate. This follows a review by the MHRA which looked at the effectiveness of current meas…
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What this means

Drug Safety Update is the MHRA bulletin for healthcare professionals: new safety information, restrictions of use and recommendations for monitoring.

Summary

Systemic fluoroquinolones must now only be prescribed when other commonly recommended antibiotics are inappropriate. This follows a review by the MHRA which looked at the effectiveness of current measures to reduce the identified risk of disabling and potentially long-lasting or irreversible side effects.

Tracked from information published by the MHRA and the NHSBSA. This information is for guidance only and does not replace advice from your doctor or pharmacist.