quinolones and Achilles tendon rupture

Date First Published:

December 6, 2009

Last Updated:

December 7, 2009

Report by:

Janos Baombe, Speciality Emergency Trainee (Manchester Royal Infirrmary)

Search checked by:

Janos Baombe, Manchester Royal Infirrmary

Three-Part Question:

In [patients] prescribed a course of [ciprofloxacin/quinolone] is there an increased risk of [spontaneous Achilles tendon rupture] over the next year?