{"id":1999,"date":"2018-08-18T01:56:00","date_gmt":"2018-08-18T01:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ctcps.org\/blog\/?p=1999"},"modified":"2018-08-18T01:56:00","modified_gmt":"2018-08-18T01:56:00","slug":"when-prescribed-incorrectly-lifesaving-antibiotics-can-be-dangerous-carry-real-risks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.ctcps.org\/?p=1999","title":{"rendered":"When Prescribed Incorrectly, Lifesaving Antibiotics Can Be Dangerous, Carry Real Risks"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Rachel Brummert, B.S., M.S., President of Patient Safety Impact<\/p>\n

In 2006, my doctor prescribed me Levaquin\u2014a fluoroquinolone antibiotic\u2014for a suspected sinus infection. A few weeks later, I ruptured my Achilles tendon while walking across a parking lot to my car.<\/p>\n

Since that time, I have suffered 24 tendon ruptures, each of which required extensive reconstructive surgeries. In addition, I suffer from central and autonomic nervous system damage. This damage is permanent. I also have short-term and long-term memory loss, loss of balance, peripheral neuropathy in my extremities, chronic pain, chronic low blood pressure, and other symptoms that make daily life challenging.<\/p>\n

I never knew that an antibiotic, which I thought was supposed to help me feel better, could cause an otherwise healthy person like myself to become disabled at 36 years old.<\/p>\n

It is important that both patients and healthcare providers are aware of both the risks and benefits<\/a> of fluoroquinolones and make an informed decision about their use.\u00a0 Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Posted on August 17, 2018 by CDC’s Safe Healthcare Blog\u00a0 |\u00a0 Rachel Brummert, B.S., M.S., President of Patient Safety Impact Rachel Brummert, B.S., M.S., President of Patient Safety Impact In <\/p>\n

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