Relative and Absolute Risk of Tendon Rupture with Fluoroquinolone and Concomitant Fluoroquinolone/Corticosteroid Therapy: Population-Based Nested Case-Control Study.
Daniel R MoralesJim SlatteryAlexandra PacurariuLuis PinheiroPatricia McGettiganXavier KurzPublished in: Clinical drug investigation (2019)
Risk of tendon rupture with fluoroquinolones depends on timing, cumulative dose and concomitant exposure to oral corticosteroids. Absolute risk significantly varied by age and concomitant corticosteroid exposure, affecting elderly patients the greatest.