Rhonda Patrick· PhD
FDA warns that fluoroquinolone antibiotics such as Cipro increase the risk of an aortic aneurysm in certain patients.
We can't find evidence that holds up here. Proponents are reasoning from mechanism or analogy rather than direct human data, and the most credible skeptics raise objections we can't dismiss.
FDA warns that fluoroquinolone antibiotics such as Cipro increase the risk of an aortic aneurysm in certain patients.
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Patients who received them had a higher risk for aneurysms than patients who did not receive the antibiotics.