The Daily Mail (UK) reported physicians from the European Medicines Agency say antibiotics used for chest and urine infections, including ciprofloxacin and levofloxacin, are “being dished out far too readily, when they should only ever be used as a last resort.” The article explained that “while they do clear up infections, a growing body of evidence shows the side effects occur more frequently than originally thought – and can be life-changing.” Common complications, it adds, “include an inflamed or ruptured tendon, nerve damage in the brain (leading to depression, anxiety and insomnia), digestive problems, fatigue and damage to the major organs and joints.”

From the news release of the American Association for Justice.