Showing posts with label Ciprofloxacin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ciprofloxacin. Show all posts

Sunday, January 18, 2009

Rhabdomyolysis Due to an Uncommon Interaction of Ciprofloxacin with Simvastatin

A case report of a ciprofloxacin and simvastatin interaction has been published in the latest issue of Canadian Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. The addition of ciprofloxacin to chronic simvastatin therapy led to the development of rhabdomyolysis.
Reference: Can J Clin Pharmacol Vol 16 (1) Winter 2009:e78-e79; January 16, 2009
Source: http://www.cjcp.ca/hm/index.php?id=707

Thursday, January 1, 2009

Ciprofloxacin induced nightmares

A case of ciprofloxacin induced nightmares in an adult patient has been published in Indian Journal of Psychiatry.
Reference: Indian J Psychiatry 2008;50(4):305-306.
Source: http://www.indianjpsychiatry.org/text.asp?2008/50/4/305/44757