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Antibiotic therapy: Which Medications Are Safest? (367 Drugs Compared)

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367 medications are used for Antibiotic therapy, with 8,947 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Antibiotic therapy are VANCOMYCIN and PIPERACILLIN\TAZOBACTAM.

8,947
Total Reports
367
Drugs Used

All Medications for Antibiotic therapy Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
VANCOMYCIN Vancomycin Hydrochloride 1,829 5,348 15,776 15.8%
PIPERACILLIN\TAZOBACTAM - 1,128 3,372 10,462 17.6%
MEROPENEM Meropenem 1,121 3,880 7,167 28.0%
CEFTRIAXONE Ceftriaxone 770 2,926 9,596 15.1%
CIPROFLOXACIN Ciprofloxacin 739 2,671 13,894 6.1%
METRONIDAZOLE metronidazole 677 2,188 7,909 9.7%
LEVOFLOXACIN Levofloxacin 589 2,747 13,832 6.8%
GENTAMICIN Gentamicin 587 947 2,865 14.4%
AMOXICILLIN Amoxicillin and Clavulanate Potassium 577 1,212 11,721 4.0%
SULFAMETHOXAZOLE\TRIMETHOPRIM - 564 5,777 19,426 14.9%
LINEZOLID Linezolid 534 2,952 7,491 16.4%
AZITHROMYCIN AZITHROMYCIN 519 1,405 5,983 8.0%
CLINDAMYCIN XACIATO 442 986 5,320 5.8%
AMPICILLIN Ampicillin and Sulbactam 429 482 1,227 13.2%
CEFEPIME Cefepime 406 997 3,055 18.0%
AMOXICILLIN\CLAVULANIC ACID - 402 885 5,097 8.4%
AMOXICILLIN\CLAVULANATE - 324 998 6,376 6.5%
AMIKACIN ARIKAYCE 268 2,114 4,686 18.7%
DOXYCYCLINE Doxycycline 248 1,653 5,618 9.3%
CLARITHROMYCIN Clarithromycin 236 987 6,385 5.2%

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