How Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics Cause Achilles Tendonitis and Achilles Tears

Fluoroquinolone antibiotics should only be prescribed if there is nothing else that can work, because it has a detrimental effect on tendons. In this video, we explain how and why it can cause Achilles tendinitis and even Achilles tendon ruptures. We also give advice on how you can limit the negative effects if you absolutely have to take these drugs.

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Chapters:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:02:09 Types of fluoroquinolone antibiotics
00:03:05 How fluoroquinolone antibiotics affect tendons
00:04:58 What is a safe dosage of fluoroquinolone antibiotics?
00:05:26 Risk factors of fluoroquinolone antibiotics
00:07:54 Fluoroquinolone antibiotics risk reduction
00:09:00 How we can help

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