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Fluoroquinolone toxicity warning

 •  • by Paul Ingraham
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FDA warning about the toxicity of fluoroquinolone antibiotics:

… associated with disabling and potentially permanent serious side effects … can involve the tendons, muscles, joints, nerves & CNS.

How many people have been affected by this without realizing the source? Yet another surprising cause of pain. I have an unpleasant hunch we’ll be hearing more about fluoroquinolone toxicity.

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