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Macrolide Antimicrobial [EPC]: Side Effects & Safety Data for 5 Drugs

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Macrolide Antimicrobial [EPC] includes 5 drugs with a combined 44,187 adverse event reports in the FDA FAERS database. Compare their safety profiles, side effects, and outcomes below.

5
Drugs in Class
44,187
Combined Reports

All Macrolide Antimicrobial [EPC] Drugs Ranked by Reports

Drug Brand Name Reports Deaths Hosp. Death Rate
CLARITHROMYCIN Clarithromycin 18,945 987 6,385 5.2%
AZITHROMYCIN AZITHROMYCIN 17,553 1,405 5,983 8.0%
ERYTHROMYCIN Erythromycin 7,325 467 1,213 6.4%
ERYTHROMYCIN ETHYLSUCCINATE ERYTHROMYCIN ETHYLSUCCINATE 258 8 47 3.1%
ERYTHROMYCIN LACTOBIONATE erythromycin lactobionate 106 9 24 8.5%

Common Side Effects in Macrolide Antimicrobial [EPC] Drugs

Side EffectReportsDeaths
Drug hypersensitivity 7,430 128
Drug ineffective 5,128 580
Off label use 4,299 448
Nausea 3,175 135
Dyspnoea 2,904 309
Diarrhoea 2,444 158
Vomiting 1,998 155
Malaise 1,983 137
Headache 1,944 119
Drug interaction 1,919 161
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