A certain group of antibiotics, called fluoroquinolones, may increase the risk of tendonitis and ruptured tendons. Examples of antiobiotics in this group are Cipro (sold by generically as ciprofloxacin) and Floxin (sold generically as ofloxacin).
Cipro is most commonly used for urinary tract infections (UTIs).
The risk of tendon injury appears to begreater in patients who are 60 years or older, those who have had certain organ transplants and those who are taking steroid therapy. The FDA says that doctors should restrict use of the drug, only used if absolutely needed.
 
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Tendonitis and medications for cholesterol may seem to have no connection at all, but there have been reports of patients taking statins to lower their cholesterol and experiencing tendonitis (inflammation and irritation of the tendon) and even ruptured tendons.
According to a press release, “researchers identified 96 cases of tendon complications from the French Pharmacovigilance database between 1990 and 2005 that were attributed to statins. Tendon conditions included tendonitis and tendon rupture.”
The authors of the study, which appeared in the March issue of Arthritis Care & Research, suggested that “it is worth considering interrupting statin therapy before strenuous physical activity such …read more

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