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Antitussive therapy: Which Medications Are Safest? (47 Drugs Compared)

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47 medications are used for Antitussive therapy, with 140 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Antitussive therapy are DEXTROMETHORPHAN HYDROBROMIDE\GUAIFENESIN and DEXTROMETHORPHAN HYDROBROMIDE.

140
Total Reports
47
Drugs Used

All Medications for Antitussive therapy Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
DEXTROMETHORPHAN HYDROBROMIDE\GUAIFENESIN - 30 66 237 1.0%
DEXTROMETHORPHAN HYDROBROMIDE Quality Choice Mucus Relief DM DM 22 611 381 24.9%
DEXTROMETHORPHAN GUAIFENESIN DM 20 1,303 612 25.2%
CODEINE Codeine-Guaifenesin 8 5,971 3,758 27.2%
BENZONATATE Benzonatate 7 380 514 26.8%
GUAIFENESIN Guaifenesin and Pseudoephedrine HCl 7 158 371 2.0%
LEVODROPROPIZINE - 5 1 13 5.0%

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Most Reported Drugs for Antitussive therapy

#3 most reported