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Back pain: Which Medications Are Safest? (915 Drugs Compared)

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915 medications are used for Back pain, with 35,501 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Back pain are DICLOFENAC and OXYCODONE.

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All Medications for Back pain Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
DICLOFENAC Diclofenac Sodium Delayed Release 4,208 6,378 16,398 7.3%
OXYCODONE Oxycodone Hydrochloride 3,286 55,140 21,279 28.9%
IBUPROFEN equate ibuprofen 2,779 6,705 29,386 7.7%
ACETAMINOPHEN Hydrocodone Bitartrate and Acetaminophen 2,596 30,085 50,046 22.0%
PREGABALIN Pregabalin 2,472 8,959 22,920 8.8%
NAPROXEN Naproxen Sodium 2,192 5,127 12,849 9.7%
FENTANYL FENTANYL 1,976 42,491 15,153 45.0%
TRAMADOL ConZip 1,796 14,555 19,235 19.2%
LIDOCAINE Burn Relief 1,704 1,738 5,570 7.6%
GABAPENTIN Gabapentin 1,457 11,101 16,499 14.9%
ACETAMINOPHEN\HYDROCODONE - 1,288 31,727 6,901 29.1%
MORPHINE Morphine Sulfate 1,261 38,212 17,386 31.7%
BUPRENORPHINE Buprenorphine and Naloxone 1,182 25,813 9,467 31.5%
DULOXETINE Duloxetine Hydrochloride 1,003 4,044 10,622 7.7%
ACETAMINOPHEN\OXYCODONE - 904 31,342 7,703 31.5%
CELECOXIB Celecoxib 763 4,470 9,081 14.1%
HYDROMORPHONE Hydromorphone Hydrochloride 715 28,491 10,395 34.1%
ACETAMINOPHEN\IBUPROFEN - 513 21 59 0.7%
TAPENTADOL Nucynta 450 20,205 3,304 69.2%
KETOPROFEN Orudis 407 393 2,947 7.1%

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