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Penicillin-class Antibacterial [EPC]: Side Effects & Safety Data for 8 Drugs

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Penicillin-class Antibacterial [EPC] includes 8 drugs with a combined 42,815 adverse event reports in the FDA FAERS database. Compare their safety profiles, side effects, and outcomes below.

8
Drugs in Class
42,815
Combined Reports

All Penicillin-class Antibacterial [EPC] Drugs Ranked by Reports

Drug Brand Name Reports Deaths Hosp. Death Rate
AMOXICILLIN Amoxicillin and Clavulanate Potassium 30,262 1,212 11,721 4.0%
PENICILLIN G Penicillin G Potassium 3,656 187 599 5.1%
AMPICILLIN Ampicillin and Sulbactam 3,653 482 1,227 13.2%
PENICILLIN V Penicillin V Potassium 3,049 178 729 5.8%
PENICILLIN G BENZATHINE Lentocilin 1,134 37 175 3.3%
OXACILLIN Oxacillin 538 89 254 16.5%
DICLOXACILLIN DICLOXACILLIN SODIUM 308 35 157 11.4%
NAFCILLIN Nafcillin 215 18 98 8.4%

Common Side Effects in Penicillin-class Antibacterial [EPC] Drugs

Side EffectReportsDeaths
Drug hypersensitivity 6,819 57
Rash 3,208 48
Drug ineffective 3,000 362
Pruritus 2,421 31
Dyspnoea 2,244 268
Urticaria 2,154 4
Diarrhoea 2,054 179
Hypersensitivity 2,053 16
Nausea 1,813 94
Off label use 1,777 173
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