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The Controversial Linkage Between Oral Fluoroquinolones and Retinal Detachment

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Cipro is commonly prescribed for bacterial infections of the sinus and GI tract via Last month oral fluoroquinolones, which include the popular antibiotics Levaquin (levofloxacin) and Cipro (ciprofloxacin), made news in Canada as new legislation passed requiring a warning label about the increased risk for retinal detachment with these medications. Health Canada (the country's version of our FDA) cited a 2012 study by Dr....