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Letter from Bayer to Doctors Regarding Cipro and Avelox
The above letter, from Bayer to health care professionals reads: August 22, 2016 IMPORTANT DRUG WARNING Subject: Important Changes in the Avelox (moxifloxacin hydrochloride) and Cipro (ciprofloxacin)...
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Happy Birthday Grandma!
Today is my Grandma’s birthday. Happy birthday, Gram! I hope you have a wonderful day! My Grandma is one of my favorite people in the world and I love her very much. My Grandma was incredibly,...
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Floxie Hope Podcast Episode 21 – James
James is featured in Episode 21 of The Floxie Hope Podcast. Check it out: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/floxie-hope-podcast/id945226010 http://www.floxiehopepodcast.com/episode-021-james/ James...
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Fluoroquinolones and Statins: A Recipe for Rhabdomyolysis
In May, 2017, WSB-TV 2 Atlanta aired the story, “Clark Howard says near-fatal disease possibly caused by popular antibiotic,” in which the story of how Clark Howard, a popular consumer expert and host...
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Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics Increase Risk of Birth Defects
A few years ago, a friend from high school who was in her second trimester of pregnancy with her second child, reached out to me to ask me what antibiotics she should avoid. She had pneumonia, and was...
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Can Floxies Drink Alcohol?
Many people have asked me if they can/should drink alcohol post-flox. As with most things, the answer is – it depends, and everyone is different. Some Floxies tolerate alcohol fine, while others...
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EMA Hearing on Fluoroquinolone Toxicity Part 1
The Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) held a hearing regarding the risks of permanent and disabling effects of fluoroquinolones (i.e....
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Floxie Hope Podcast Episode 26 – Tamara
I had the pleasure of interviewing Tamara for Episode 26 of The Floxie Hope Podcast. Please check out the podcast through these links: http://www.floxiehopepodcast.com/026-tamara/ Or...
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New Study Finds that Ciprofloxacin Depletes Mitochondrial DNA
An excellent article about the effects of ciprofloxacin (a fluoroquinolone antibiotic) on mitochondrial DNA was recently published in the journal, Nucleic Acids Research. The article, Ciprofloxacin...
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Ciprofloxacin Depletes Exosomal DNA
Journal of Extracellular Vesicles, “Biological properties of extracellular vesicles and their physiological functions” The study, “Antibiotic-induced release of small extracellular vesicles (exosomes)...
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