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Ascites: Which Medications Are Safest? (149 Drugs Compared)

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149 medications are used for Ascites, with 922 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Ascites are SPIRONOLACTONE and FUROSEMIDE.

922
Total Reports
149
Drugs Used

All Medications for Ascites Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
SPIRONOLACTONE spironolactone 387 1,809 11,611 8.6%
FUROSEMIDE Furosemide 364 6,131 30,446 11.8%
TOLVAPTAN Jynarque 150 1,709 2,467 19.0%
ALBUMIN HUMAN ALBUMINEX 49 397 749 15.8%
OCTREOTIDE Octreotide Acetate 26 5,003 7,779 21.1%
BEVACIZUMAB JOBEVNE 18 17,498 23,114 22.4%
RIFAXIMIN XIFAXAN 15 5,009 4,847 36.1%
HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE Irbesartan and Hydrochlorothiazide 13 2,177 10,714 10.4%
SAMSCA - 12 53 34 22.5%
PREDNISOLONE Prednisolone Sodium Phosphate 11 13,159 32,883 16.3%
AZOSEMIDE - 9 93 290 19.6%
PROPRANOLOL Propranolol Hydrochloride 9 3,221 4,912 16.6%
RITUXIMAB Rituxan 9 28,910 54,631 16.2%
TORSEMIDE Torsemide 9 656 6,070 8.0%
RAMIPRIL Ramipril 8 3,786 17,747 11.5%
ACETAMINOPHEN Hydrocodone Bitartrate and Acetaminophen 7 30,085 50,046 22.0%
CLOPIDOGREL BISULFATE Clopidogrel 6 5,327 24,774 11.6%
DEXAMETHASONE Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate 6 22,319 51,311 17.8%
IBUPROFEN equate ibuprofen 6 6,705 29,386 7.7%
PALBOCICLIB Ibrance 6 11,066 13,442 12.2%

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