Tendinopathies, essentially involving the Achilles tendon, which tendon rupture, can be secondary to treatment with fluoroquinolones, and facilitated by corticosteroid therapy, renal failure and sport. Fluoroquinolone treatment must therefore be prescribed cautiously and patients must be advised to stop treatment at the slightest warning signs of tendinitis.
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