Fluoroquinolones in the News
A round-up of noteworthy news, research, resources and opinion pieces relating to fluoroquinolone antibiotics.
FDA Rejects Citizen’s Petition
The FDA rejected a citizen’s petition seeking labeling changes for Levaquin to reflect psychiatric adverse events and require a risk evaluation and mitigation strategy, or REMS, among other things, according to PharmaLittle.
Water Treatment Needs to Go Further
Concentrations of antibiotics found in some of the world's rivers exceed safe levels by up to 300 times, a first ever global study has discovered.