Definition of "fluoroquinolones" [fluoroquinolones]

• Plural form of fluoroquinolone. (noun)

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• "The FDA slapped a black box warning on a group of antibiotics known as fluoroquinolones for their link to tendonitis and tendon rupture in patients."
• "The agency announced Thursday that it will no longer recommend a major class of antibiotics used to cure gonorrhea, a group of drugs called fluoroquinolones, also known as quinolones, because strains of the bacteria have become resistant to them and are circulating throughout the nation."
• "XDR-TB comes when a person is resistant to those drugs, to another important group of drugs called fluoroquinolones, and to all injectable drugs."