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Levaquin (levofloxacin)is a 3rd-generation fluoroquinolone antibiotic, manufactured by Ortho-McNeil, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson. Doctors prescribe Levaquin as an antibiotic to treat bacterial infections in many different parts of the body. It does not work for viral infections (for example, the common cold).

While patients takin Levaquin have reported a variety of minor side-effects, common with any medication, the most serious Levaquin side effect reported has been an increased risk of Achilles tendonitis among current and former patients. Several studies published in accredited medical journals have cited case studies in which individuals who have taken Levaquin have been adversely affected by levofloxacin-induced tendonopathy and tendon rupture.

Most recently in July 2008, the FDA announced plans to require a "black box" warning on all prescriptions of Levaquin after the consumer group Public Citizen sued the FDA to require the agency to add black-box warnings to all fluoroquinolone antibiotics. The warning will caution patients of the risk of tendonitis and tendon rupture associated with use of the drugs. Such ruptures most frequently involves the Achilles tendon, but can also include ruptures of the shoulder, hand, biceps, and thumbs, according to the FDA.

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______ VERDICT - MEDICAL MALPRACTICE - ALLEGED NEGLIGENCE BY PULMONOLOGIST FOR DELAY IN DIAGNOSING AND TREATING LUNG CANCER - METASTASIS - DECEDENT 50-YEAR SMOKER DIES OF LUNG CANCER.

______ VERDICT - MEDICAL MALPRACTICE - ALLEGED PREMATURE DISCHARGE FROM HOSPITAL - SEVERE BILATERAL PNEUMONIA - WRONGFUL DEATH THREE DAYS AFTER DISCHARGE FROM HOSPITAL.

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