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Bacterial infection: Which Medications Are Safest? (357 Drugs Compared)

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357 medications are used for Bacterial infection, with 5,106 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Bacterial infection are LEVOFLOXACIN and METRONIDAZOLE.

5,106
Total Reports
357
Drugs Used

All Medications for Bacterial infection Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
LEVOFLOXACIN Levofloxacin 1,198 2,747 13,832 6.8%
METRONIDAZOLE metronidazole 621 2,188 7,909 9.7%
CEFTRIAXONE Ceftriaxone 515 2,926 9,596 15.1%
VANCOMYCIN Vancomycin Hydrochloride 419 5,348 15,776 15.8%
CIPROFLOXACIN Ciprofloxacin 415 2,671 13,894 6.1%
PIPERACILLIN\TAZOBACTAM - 237 3,372 10,462 17.6%
SULFAMETHOXAZOLE\TRIMETHOPRIM - 231 5,777 19,426 14.9%
MEROPENEM Meropenem 219 3,880 7,167 28.0%
LINEZOLID Linezolid 202 2,952 7,491 16.4%
GABAPENTIN Gabapentin 163 11,101 16,499 14.9%
AMOXICILLIN Amoxicillin and Clavulanate Potassium 155 1,212 11,721 4.0%
DAPTOMYCIN daptomycin 117 1,137 4,371 12.6%
CLINDAMYCIN XACIATO 116 986 5,320 5.8%
AZITHROMYCIN AZITHROMYCIN 113 1,405 5,983 8.0%
TOBRAMYCIN TOBRAMYCIN 107 1,306 5,106 11.3%
CEFEPIME Cefepime 102 997 3,055 18.0%
DOXYCYCLINE Doxycycline 91 1,653 5,618 9.3%
CLARITHROMYCIN Clarithromycin 90 987 6,385 5.2%
AMIKACIN ARIKAYCE 82 2,114 4,686 18.7%
AZTREONAM LYSINE - 81 1,352 8,024 11.6%

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