Fluoroquinolones Safety Concerns and Warnings (Part I) – Blog Post by Asrar Qureshi
Dear Colleagues! Today is Pharma Veterans Blog Post #173. Pharma Veterans shares the wealth of knowledge and wisdom of Veterans for the benefit of entire Pharma Community. It aims to recognize and celebrate the Pharma Industry Professionals. Pharma Veterans Blog is published by Asrar Qureshi on WordPress , the top blog site. If you wish to share your stories, ideas and thoughts, please email to asrar@asrarqureshi.com for publishing your contributions here . FLUOROQUINOLONES Fluoroquinolones class of drugs was introduced in 1980s. Quinolones such as nalidixic acid (Negram®) had been available much before that. Later pipemidic acid (Urixin®) was added. The first major fluoroquinolone was norfloxacin (Noroxin®). A battery of fluoroquinolones was then introduced on the world market in quick succession. Pakistan also boasts a large market share captured by quinolones. Almost all products from this category have sold very well in Pakistan market, some mor...