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Some people who take antibiotics under the fluoroquinolone class of drugs are being "floxed".  Meanwhile, the FDA just recently issued a safety announcement about these types of medications. Show note links: Drugs mentioned in this episode: Cipro (ciprofloxacin), Levaquin (levofloxacin), Avelox (moxifloxacin), Baxdela (delafloxacin), Factive (gemifloxacin), Ofloxacin (ofloxacin). FDA's July 2018 safety announcement for entire drug class of fluoroquinolones. Full title of the announcement >>> FDA reinforces safety information about serious low blood sugar levels and mental health side effects with fluoroquinolone antibiotics; requires label changes When antibiotics turn toxic by Jo Marchant Use of Fluoroquinolones Only as Last Resort for Some Infections from the American Academy of Family Physicians Cipro, Levaquin & Avelox article by Emily Miller at Drugwatch.com What's an antibiotic? per Wikipedia The Fluoroquinolone Antibiotic Toxicity Syndrome Network (FATSN) is a nonprofit founded by individuals whose