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Cataract operation: Which Medications Are Safest? (163 Drugs Compared)

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163 medications are used for Cataract operation, with 1,737 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Cataract operation are PREDNISOLONE and KETOROLAC TROMETHAMINE.

1,737
Total Reports
163
Drugs Used

All Medications for Cataract operation Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
PREDNISOLONE Prednisolone Sodium Phosphate 258 13,159 32,883 16.3%
KETOROLAC TROMETHAMINE ketorolac tromethamine 216 235 1,332 3.8%
NEPAFENAC ILEVRO 183 5 46 0.3%
CALCIUM\MAGNESIUM\POTASSIUM\SODIUM\SODIUM\SODIUM - 165 3 89 0.4%
BROMFENAC BROMFENAC SODIUM 92 1 35 0.1%
CEFUROXIME Cefuroxime sodium 70 439 2,274 8.4%
DEXAMETHASONE Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate 68 22,319 51,311 17.8%
MOXIFLOXACIN Moxifloxacin Hydrochloride Tablets, 400 mg 68 1,623 4,167 11.4%
LOTEPREDNOL ETABONATE Zylet 63 4 45 0.2%
DIFLUPREDNATE Difluprednate 58 5 60 0.3%
PHENYLEPHRINE Phenylephrine Hydrochloride 46 1,479 2,093 37.7%
CALCIUM\DEXTROSE\MAGNESIUM\OXIGLUTATIONE\POTASSIUM\SODIUM BICARBONATE\SODIUM\SODIUM\SODIUM, DIBASIC - 45 1 35 0.4%
LIDOCAINE Burn Relief 44 1,738 5,570 7.6%
EPINEPHRINE EPINEPHRINE 43 1,469 4,388 9.7%
POVIDONE-IODINE Lights Povindone Iodine Swabstick 43 113 325 7.8%
KETOROLAC\PHENYLEPHRINE - 38 1 2 1.3%
OFLOXACIN OFLOXACIN 32 198 1,257 6.5%
CIPROFLOXACIN Ciprofloxacin 28 2,671 13,894 6.1%
BESIFLOXACIN Besivance 27 47 68 13.2%
DEXAMETHASONE\TOBRAMYCIN - 27 11 182 0.9%

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Most Reported Drugs for Cataract operation

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