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Acanthamoeba infection: Which Medications Are Safest? (25 Drugs Compared)

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25 medications are used for Acanthamoeba infection, with 76 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Acanthamoeba infection are MILTEFOSINE and FLUCONAZOLE.

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All Medications for Acanthamoeba infection Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
MILTEFOSINE IMPAVIDO 39 82 76 33.9%
FLUCONAZOLE Fluconazole 29 2,546 5,821 16.8%
FLUCYTOSINE Flucytosine 22 255 322 37.4%
SULFAMETHOXAZOLE\TRIMETHOPRIM - 20 5,777 19,426 14.9%
SULFADIAZINE SULFADIAZINE 16 92 328 10.9%
PENTAMIDINE - 13 102 176 26.3%
METRONIDAZOLE metronidazole 11 2,188 7,909 9.7%
VORICONAZOLE Voriconazole 11 3,940 5,118 27.4%
AZITHROMYCIN AZITHROMYCIN 10 1,405 5,983 8.0%
AZITHROMYCIN ANHYDROUS - 9 1,333 4,313 9.2%
AMPHOTERICIN B Amphotericin B 8 4,777 3,790 44.2%
RIFAMPIN Rifampin 5 1,439 5,764 10.8%

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