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Abscess: Which Medications Are Safest? (160 Drugs Compared)

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160 medications are used for Abscess, with 911 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Abscess are VANCOMYCIN and CIPROFLOXACIN.

911
Total Reports
160
Drugs Used

All Medications for Abscess Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
VANCOMYCIN Vancomycin Hydrochloride 121 5,348 15,776 15.8%
CIPROFLOXACIN Ciprofloxacin 84 2,671 13,894 6.1%
METRONIDAZOLE metronidazole 82 2,188 7,909 9.7%
CLINDAMYCIN XACIATO 65 986 5,320 5.8%
SULFAMETHOXAZOLE\TRIMETHOPRIM - 64 5,777 19,426 14.9%
PIPERACILLIN\TAZOBACTAM - 48 3,372 10,462 17.6%
LEVOFLOXACIN Levofloxacin 41 2,747 13,832 6.8%
CEFTRIAXONE Ceftriaxone 38 2,926 9,596 15.1%
AMOXICILLIN Amoxicillin and Clavulanate Potassium 36 1,212 11,721 4.0%
LINEZOLID Linezolid 31 2,952 7,491 16.4%
AMOXICILLIN\CLAVULANATE - 28 998 6,376 6.5%
RIFAMPIN Rifampin 28 1,439 5,764 10.8%
DAPTOMYCIN daptomycin 27 1,137 4,371 12.6%
AMOXICILLIN\CLAVULANIC ACID - 26 885 5,097 8.4%
METRONIDAZOLE\METRONIDAZOLE - 23 158 1,351 3.7%
DOXYCYCLINE Doxycycline 22 1,653 5,618 9.3%
CEPHALEXIN Cephalexin 21 295 1,832 3.7%
CILASTATIN\IMIPENEM - 16 643 1,798 13.2%
MEROPENEM Meropenem 15 3,880 7,167 28.0%
CEFAZOLIN Cefazolin 14 345 2,331 6.7%

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