Why did this patient, having once had a negative reaction to cipro have a similar adverse reaction to moxifloxacin?
a) Moxifloxacin is in the same drug family as ciprofloxacin so the reaction would be similar.
b) The patient is allergic to all types of antibiotics.
c) The moxifloxacin was a brand new antibiotic and not well tested in clinical trials so side effects were unknown.
d) Due to medical error, the patient was given a second dose of cipro instead of the moxifloxacin that was prescribed.
