Guest guest Posted March 23, 2005 Report Share Posted March 23, 2005 Here's Dorlands definition: fluoroquinolone (flu·o·ro·quin·o·lone) (floor²o-kwin¢o-l[omacr]n) any of a subgroup of quinolones that have a piperazinyl group and a fluorine atom at position 6 and a broader spectrum of activity than nalidixic acid, including ciprofloxacin, norfloxacin, and ofloxacin. Called also fluorinated 4-quinolone. Yes.. I beleive the tendon side effected are associated with the abx that have the flouro prefix. Barb Nelly wrote: If you are talking of abx like ciprofloxacin etc I am pretty sure they are " fluroquinolones " . In fact, I have never seen " fluroquinolines " mentioned any place. But I agree with you HCQ doesn't carry the same risks of tendon damage as fluroquinolones sometimes carry Nelly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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