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• Bayer Whistleblower Settlement Over Trasylol, Avelox and Baycol Results in $40 Million Payment

  September 7, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  Bayer has agreed to pay $40 million to resolve a whistleblower lawsuit which accused it of kickback schemes and off-label marketing of the drugs Avelox, Baycol and Trasylol.

• Levaquin, Similar Antibiotics May Increase Risk of Cardiac Arrest in Hemodialysis Patients: Study

  October 26, 2021

  Martha Garcia

  A new study links commonly used antibiotics like Levaquin and Cipro to an increased risk of cardiac arrest and death among patients undergoing hemodialysis.

• Levaquin, Avelox, Similar Antibiotics May Increase Risk Of Aortic Aneurysms: Study

  January 11, 2021

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study adds to concerns antibiotics like Avelox, Cipro and Levaquin can cause aortic aneurysms which put patients' lives at risk.

• Antibiotics Risk of Aortic Aneurysm, Aortic Dissection Questioned in New Study

  September 14, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study questions whether there is need for concern about aortic dissection and aortic aneurysm risks linked to Levaquin, Cipro and Avelox.

• Doxycycline Fails To Prevent Growth of Aortic Aneurysms: Study

  May 29, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study warns that the antibiotic doxycycline appears to have no effect on reducing the size of aortic aneurysms.

• Levaquin, Cipro, Similar Antibiotics Linked To Heart Valve Problems: Study

  September 19, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  Levaquin, Cipro and Avelox may increase the risk of heart valve regurgitations, which could lead to heart failure, according to the findings of a new study.

• Levaquin, Avelox, Cipro Linked To Increased Risk Of Aortic Dissections, FDA Warns

  December 21, 2018

  Irvin Jackson

  The FDA is warning that Levaquin, Cipro, Avelox and similar drugs are linked to an increased risk of aortic dissection.

• Better Heartburn Drug Prescribing Could Reduce Incidents Of C. Difficile Infections: Study

  December 4, 2018

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study suggests that reducing the use of heartburn drugs like Nexium and Prilosec could also reduce rates of C. Diff infections.

• Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics Increase Risk of Aortic Aneurysm, Dissection: Study

  September 18, 2018

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study adds to the body of evidence linking antibiotics like Avelox, Cipro and Levaquin to an increased risk of aortic aneurysm and aortic dissection.

• Additional Avelox and Cipro Cases to be Selected for Bellwether Trials

  August 31, 2018

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has decided that a second round of bellwether trials will take place involving Avelox and Cipro peripheral nerve damage claims.