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Acute respiratory distress syndrome: Which Medications Are Safest? (181 Drugs Compared)

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181 medications are used for Acute respiratory distress syndrome, with 977 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Acute respiratory distress syndrome are METHYLPREDNISOLONE and TOCILIZUMAB.

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All Medications for Acute respiratory distress syndrome Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
METHYLPREDNISOLONE Medroloan II SUIK 209 12,828 26,552 20.1%
TOCILIZUMAB Tocilizumab-anoh 143 9,543 24,039 9.7%
DEXAMETHASONE Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate 101 22,319 51,311 17.8%
BERACTANT Survanta 72 122 27 57.3%
NITRIC Ulspira 62 868 290 28.3%
AZITHROMYCIN ANHYDROUS - 47 1,333 4,313 9.2%
EPOPROSTENOL EPOPROSTENOL 42 2,713 8,838 20.4%
MEROPENEM Meropenem 39 3,880 7,167 28.0%
PREDNISOLONE Prednisolone Sodium Phosphate 39 13,159 32,883 16.3%
REMDESIVIR Veklury 36 2,729 2,556 26.0%
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE SULFATE 35 6,506 16,905 9.8%
PIPERACILLIN\TAZOBACTAM - 27 3,372 10,462 17.6%
AZITHROMYCIN AZITHROMYCIN 25 1,405 5,983 8.0%
VANCOMYCIN Vancomycin Hydrochloride 25 5,348 15,776 15.8%
LINEZOLID Linezolid 22 2,952 7,491 16.4%
HUMAN IMMUNOGLOBULIN G BIVIGAM 21 5,286 16,081 7.5%
PREDNISONE prednisone 20 22,555 57,772 14.2%
NOREPINEPHRINE NOREPINEPHRINE BITARTRATE 19 1,673 2,668 32.8%
AMPHOTERICIN B Amphotericin B 17 4,777 3,790 44.2%
FAVIPIRAVIR - 17 113 199 20.3%

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Most Reported Drugs for Acute respiratory distress syndrome

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