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Patients have taken legal action to warn of the misuse of certain antibiotics. Too many doctors would continue to prescribe them for common infections, while the authorities have restricted their use.
Confined to his chair, Jean-Baptiste can no longer do anything without the help of his wife. A year ago, his doctor prescribed him a fluoroquinolone antibiotic to treat chronic prostate pain. Since then, the music teacher has had hearing and sight problems, and his hands have stopped responding. “These are symptoms that prevent me from doing pretty much everything I could do before.“, denounces Jean-Baptiste Kreisler.
Serious side effects
With a dozen other patients, he decided to file a complaint. All of them have been prescribed these same antibiotics and are convinced that they are the victims of medical negligence. Fluoroquinolones, sold as Ciflox or Oflocet, have been prescribed for decades to treat infections such as nasopharyngitis or cystitis. But their side effects can be serious.
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