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Group sues FDA for stronger warnings

 |  By HealthLeaders Media Staff  
   January 04, 2008

The consumer group Public Citizen has sued the Food and Drug Administration, saying the agency is ignoring calls for stronger warnings that Cipro and similar antibiotics may cause serious tendon injuries. Public Citizen wants warnings for the antibiotics upgraded to the FDA's most severe type, and for patients to get pamphlets with every bottle that describe the risk.

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