News and Resources for your Tequin gatifloxacin research
All about Tequin
www.drugs.com/tequin.html
Tequin is not for everyone. Here are some dos and don’ts to consider before
taking the antibiotic Tequin. The most important is to not take Tequin if you
are a diabetic.
FDA patient information sheet for gatifloxacin (Tequin)
http://www.fda.gov/cder/drug/gatifloxacinPIS.htm
FDA alert for the change in labeling made my Bristol Myers Squibb because some
patients taking Tequin were inflicted with high and low blood sugar.
Tequin on the Internet drug index
http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic3/gatifloxacin.htm
Tequin should be used only to treat or prevent infections that are proven or
strongly suspected to be caused by bacteria. Tequin is available in tablet form
and by injection intravenously.
Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) Tequin letter to healthcare providers
http://www.fda.gov/medwatch/safety/2006/#Tequin
Dated Feb. 16, 2006, this letter to healthcare providers state that it has
notified the FDA and that Tequin prescribing information has been revised to
include a contraindication that Tequin should not be prescribed to diabetic
patients as they may suffer from high or low blood glucose levels.