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Cephalosporin Antibacterial [EPC]: Side Effects & Safety Data for 18 Drugs

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Cephalosporin Antibacterial [EPC] includes 18 drugs with a combined 59,443 adverse event reports in the FDA FAERS database. Compare their safety profiles, side effects, and outcomes below.

18
Drugs in Class
59,443
Combined Reports

All Cephalosporin Antibacterial [EPC] Drugs Ranked by Reports

Drug Brand Name Reports Deaths Hosp. Death Rate
CEFTRIAXONE Ceftriaxone 19,418 2,926 9,596 15.1%
CEPHALEXIN Cephalexin 7,901 295 1,832 3.7%
CEFEPIME Cefepime 5,540 997 3,055 18.0%
CEFUROXIME Cefuroxime sodium 5,209 439 2,274 8.4%
CEFAZOLIN Cefazolin 5,113 345 2,331 6.7%
CEFOTAXIME Cefotaxime 3,298 557 1,932 16.9%
CEFTAZIDIME TAZICEF 3,158 696 1,503 22.0%
CEFUROXIME AXETIL Cefuroxime axetil 2,878 144 755 5.0%
CEFDINIR Cefdinir 1,627 35 262 2.2%
CEFIXIME Cefixime 400 mg 1,141 33 442 2.9%
CEFACLOR Cefaclor 1,053 20 216 1.9%
CEFTAROLINE FOSAMIL Teflaro 789 177 258 22.4%
CEFOXITIN Cefoxitin and Dextrose 750 48 252 6.4%
CEFIDEROCOL Fetroja 649 359 134 55.3%
CEFADROXIL Cefadroxil 534 11 136 2.1%
CEFPODOXIME PROXETIL Cefpodoxime Proxetil 323 5 160 1.5%
CEFTOBIPROLE MEDOCARIL ZEVTERA 36 0 21 N/A
CEFOTETAN Cefotetan 26 2 13 7.7%

Common Side Effects in Cephalosporin Antibacterial [EPC] Drugs

Side EffectReportsDeaths
Drug ineffective 5,461 1,371
Drug hypersensitivity 5,244 159
Off label use 4,208 857
Rash 3,473 119
Dyspnoea 2,752 510
Diarrhoea 2,583 275
Condition aggravated 2,511 829
Acute kidney injury 2,398 444
Pyrexia 2,375 407
Nausea 2,173 371
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