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Acanthamoeba keratitis: Which Medications Are Safest? (45 Drugs Compared)

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45 medications are used for Acanthamoeba keratitis, with 94 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Acanthamoeba keratitis are VORICONAZOLE and POLIHEXANIDE.

94
Total Reports
45
Drugs Used

All Medications for Acanthamoeba keratitis Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
VORICONAZOLE Voriconazole 46 3,940 5,118 27.4%
POLIHEXANIDE BBlove Acidified Deodorant Wipes 43 1 15 1.5%
CHLORHEXIDINE Dyna-Hex 2 40 3,017 3,987 33.7%
MOXIFLOXACIN Moxifloxacin Hydrochloride Tablets, 400 mg 16 1,623 4,167 11.4%
MILTEFOSINE IMPAVIDO 15 82 76 33.9%
PROPAMIDINE - 15 0 6 N/A
PROPAMIDINE ISETHIONATE - 13 0 1 N/A
POSACONAZOLE POSACONAZOLE 11 1,307 2,037 22.4%
ACYCLOVIR Acyclovir 8 2,057 6,095 14.5%
ATROPINE Hepaticol Drops 5008 8 283 1,178 10.1%
ITRACONAZOLE Itraconazole 8 504 1,343 12.6%
BACITRACIN\NEOMYCIN\POLYMYXIN B - 7 6 31 0.8%
METHYLPREDNISOLONE Medroloan II SUIK 7 12,828 26,552 20.1%
AMPHOTERICIN B Amphotericin B 6 4,777 3,790 44.2%
DEXAMETHASONE\NEOMYCIN\POLYMYXIN B - 6 2 49 0.3%
OFLOXACIN OFLOXACIN 6 198 1,257 6.5%
AZATHIOPRINE AZATHIOPRINE 5 4,579 10,817 13.8%
DEXAMETHASONE Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate 5 22,319 51,311 17.8%
HEXAMIDINE DIISETHIONATE Tuymec Anti-Fungal Shampoo. 5 2 9 11.8%
IBUPROFEN equate ibuprofen 5 6,705 29,386 7.7%

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Most Reported Drugs for Acanthamoeba keratitis

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