A Fluoroquinolone Story: 1960s to 2020s

Fluoroquinolones are widely used in clinical practice. These antimicrobials come with multiple safety concerns. This course will review scenarios in which fluoroquinolones may be considered the drug of choice and when alternative medications should be considered the primary intervention.  

Original Release Date: February 2020
Review Date: January 2023

Target Audience

Physicians, physician assistants, advanced practice registered nurses, nurses, pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and other interested healthcare professionals.

Learning Objectives

  • Explain the history of fluoroquinolones in clinical practice and delineate safety concerns related to these antimicrobials.
  • Utilize the Food and Drug Administration guidelines on the appropriate use of fluoroquinolones in clinical practice.
  • Counsel patients regarding the potential unintended consequences of fluoroquinolones.
  • Document reason for fluoroquinolones accurately in the medical record when other alternatives have been exhausted.
Additional information
Bibliography: 
  • Sellick, J., Mergenhagen, K., Morris, L., Feuz, L., Horey, A., Risbood, V., ... & Ott, M. (2018). Fluoroquinolone-related neuropsychiatric events in hospitalized veterans. Psychosomatics, 59(3), 259-266.
  • Labay-Kamara, U., Manning, S., & McMahon, T. (2012). Fluoroquinolone–Induced Suicidal Ideation and Suicidality. Psychosomatics, 1(53), 97-98.
  • Appelbaum, P. C., & Hunter, P. A. (2000). The fluoroquinolone antibacterials: past, present and future perspectives. International journal of antimicrobial agents, 16(1), 5-15.
Course Summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 ABIM MOC II
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 General certificate of attendance
  • 1.00 Nurse Practitioners
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Nursing
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Pharmacy
Course opens: 
02/01/2020
Course expires: 
11/21/2023

Timothy P. Gauthier, Pharm.D., BCPS-AQ ID
Antimicrobial Stewardship Clinical Program Manager
Baptist Health South Florida

Stacey Baker, M.D.
Infectious Diseases Specialist
Baptist, South Miami, Doctors Hospitals

Antimicrobial Stewardship Continuing Education Subcommittee
Stacey Baker, M.D.
Infectious Diseases Specialist
Baptist, South Miami, Doctors Hospitals

Richard Levine, M.D. 
Infectious Diseases Specialist
Baptist, South Miami, Doctors Hospitals

Jorge Murillo, M.D.
Infectious Diseases Specialist
Baptist, South Miami, Doctors Hospitals

Stacey Baker, M.D., conference director and speaker and Timothy P. Gauthier, Pharm.D., BCPS-AQ ID, speaker of this educational activity, have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* to disclose and has indicated that their presentation or discussion will not include off-label or unapproved product usage. 

Jorge Murillo, M.D., subcommittee member, is on the speakers' bureau for Merck.

All of the relevant financial relationships listed for this individual has been mitigated.

Richard Levine, M.D., subcommittee member, non-faculty contributors, and others involved in the planning, development and editing/review of the content have no relevant financial relationships to disclose with ineligible companies*. 

*Ineligible companies -- Companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

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Baptist Health South Florida is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Baptist Health has been re-surveyed by the ACCME and awarded Commendation for 6 years as a provider of CME for physicians.
              
Baptist Health South Florida designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

American Board of Internal Medicine Maintenance of Certification<

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

Your participation information will be shared with the ACCME, which will in turn report your points to ABIM. Successful completion of a course examination is required to earn ABIM MOC points.

NOTE: Maintenance of Certification (MOC) points will be automatically reported to the ABIM. Submissions are recorded in approximately 48 hours. You will receive an email when your credits have been processed.

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Available Credit

  • 1.00 ABIM MOC II
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 General certificate of attendance
  • 1.00 Nurse Practitioners
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Nursing
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Pharmacy
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