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Tequin.(Drug overview)
Pronounced: TEK-win
Generic name: Gatifloxacin
Why is Tequin prescribed?
Tequin is a member of the "quinolone" family of antibiotics. It is used to treat acute sinus infections, skin infections, pneumonia, complications of chronic bronchitis, kidney and urinary tract infections, and gonorrhea.
Most important fact about Tequin
Quinolone antibiotics can cause serious and sometimes fatal allergic reactions, sometimes after a single dose. Stop taking Tequin and call your doctor immediately if you develop swelling in the tongue, throat, or face; difficulty breathing or swallowing; itching, tingling; rash; hives; rapid or irregular heartbeat; seizures; or any other sign of an allergic reaction.
How should you take Tequin?
- Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro: Suit Filed Against Bristol-Myers Squibb Over...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire July 31, 2007 700+ words
...claiming its antibiotic drug Tequin causes severe blood-sugar issues in some patients...diabetes, and death. Tequin and its generic equivalent...should have known that Tequin could cause severe blood sugar problems and diabetes...
- Stronger Warnings for Tequin.
- Press release article from: M2 Presswire February 17, 2006 700+ words
...of hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) and hyperglycemia (high blood sugar) in patients receiving Tequin. Since the approval...blood sugar and high blood sugar, including advanced...medications while taking Tequin. The FDA will continue...
- Public Citizen calls on FDA to ban Tequin.(Food and Drug Administration)(Brief...
- Newspaper article from: Pharma Marketletter May 8, 2006 700+ words
...ban the antibiotic Tequin (gatifloxacin) because it is linked to blood sugar abnormalities and...blood sugar and high blood sugar. The drug is used...dangerously low or high blood sugar as a result of taking Tequin between January 1...
- Tequin Gets FDA Approval For Short Course Treatment.
- Newspaper article from: TB & Outbreaks Week December 11, 2001 700+ words
...Squibb Co. (BMY) has announced that Tequin (gatifloxacin), a broad-spectrum...exacerbation of chronic bronchitis (ABECB). Tequin is already approved for ABECB, acute...very impressed that, in our research, Tequin has been shown to be effective in treating...
- Bristol-Myers Squibb's Quinolone Antibiotic TEQUIN(TM) (gatifloxacin) Passes...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire August 1, 2000 700+ words
TEQUIN Sets New Quinolone Six-Month Prescription...Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) announced that TEQUIN, a quinolone antibiotic, has been prescribed...Drug Administration on December 17, 1999. TEQUIN is the first quinolone antibiotic to achieve...
- Bristol-Myers Squibb Receives FDA Approval for TEQUIN(R) For the Short Course...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire November 7, 2001 700+ words
...Company (NYSE: BMY) has announced that TEQUIN(R) (gatifloxacin), a broad-spectrum...exacerbation of chronic bronchitis (ABECB). TEQUIN(R) is already approved for ABECB...very impressed that, in our research, TEQUIN(R) has been shown to be effective in...
- Bristol-Myers Squibb Receives FDA Approval for TEQUIN(TM), A New Type of...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire January 18, 2000 700+ words
...Company (NYSE: BMY) has announced that TEQUIN(TM) (gatifloxacin), a new type of...respiratory tract infections (RTIs). TEQUIN was designed with a unique 8-methoxy...resistance of gram-positive bacteria. TEQUIN is the first and only antibiotic of this...
- One Million New U.S. Prescriptions Reached by TEQUIN(R) (gatifloxacin),...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire November 28, 2000 700+ words
TEQUIN Continues to Outpace First-Year New Rxs...Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) announced that TEQUIN, a quinolone antibiotic, reached the one...Drug Administration on December 17, 1999, TEQUIN is the only quinolone antibiotic to achieve...