Acne: Which Medications Are Safest? (389 Drugs Compared)
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389 medications are used for Acne, with 102,953 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Acne are ADAPALENE and AVOBENZONE\OCTISALATE\OCTOCRYLENE.
102,953
Total Reports
389
Drugs Used
All Medications for Acne Ranked by Safety Reports
| Drug | Brand | Reports | Deaths (all) | Hosp. (all) | Death Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADAPALENE | Differin | 85,106 | 6 | 68 | 0.0% |
| AVOBENZONE\OCTISALATE\OCTOCRYLENE | - | 62,305 | 2 | 32 | 0.0% |
| ISOTRETINOIN | Amnesteem | 9,184 | 301 | 1,450 | 0.9% |
| AVOBENZONE\HOMOSALATE\OCTINOXATE\OCTISALATE\OXYBENZONE | - | 6,456 | 0 | 7 | N/A |
| MINOCYCLINE | Minocycline Hydrochloride | 888 | 1,530 | 2,364 | 23.2% |
| DOXYCYCLINE | Doxycycline | 772 | 1,653 | 5,618 | 9.3% |
| BENZOYL PEROXIDE | Rugby Benzoyl Peroxide Acne Medication | 600 | 6 | 102 | 0.6% |
| ADAPALENE\BENZOYL PEROXIDE | - | 543 | 1 | 28 | 0.1% |
| TRETINOIN | Tretinoin | 442 | 576 | 837 | 13.9% |
| BENZOYL PEROXIDE\CLINDAMYCIN | - | 419 | 9 | 60 | 1.0% |
| MINOCYCLINE\MINOCYCLINE | - | 418 | 118 | 354 | 7.9% |
| AMNESTEEM | - | 373 | 2 | 15 | 0.3% |
| DROSPIRENONE\ETHINYL ESTRADIOL | - | 342 | 212 | 2,702 | 3.3% |
| SPIRONOLACTONE | spironolactone | 306 | 1,809 | 11,611 | 8.6% |
| DAPSONE | Dapsone | 295 | 182 | 937 | 5.5% |
| SALICYLIC ACID | Medicated Apricot Scrub | 238 | 777 | 365 | 35.3% |
| DOXYCYCLINE HYCLATE | Doxycycline Hyclate | 228 | 1,164 | 1,650 | 19.1% |
| ETHINYL ESTRADIOL\NORGESTIMATE | - | 221 | 17 | 268 | 0.3% |
| ACCUTANE | - | 220 | 1 | 109 | 0.4% |
| COSMETICS | - | 205 | 31 | 104 | 2.7% |
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