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Cellulitis: Which Medications Are Safest? (274 Drugs Compared)

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274 medications are used for Cellulitis, with 4,461 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Cellulitis are VANCOMYCIN and CLINDAMYCIN.

4,461
Total Reports
274
Drugs Used

All Medications for Cellulitis Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
VANCOMYCIN Vancomycin Hydrochloride 652 5,348 15,776 15.8%
CLINDAMYCIN XACIATO 540 986 5,320 5.8%
SULFAMETHOXAZOLE\TRIMETHOPRIM - 383 5,777 19,426 14.9%
CEPHALEXIN Cephalexin 303 295 1,832 3.7%
LINEZOLID Linezolid 224 2,952 7,491 16.4%
PIPERACILLIN\TAZOBACTAM - 213 3,372 10,462 17.6%
CEFTRIAXONE Ceftriaxone 202 2,926 9,596 15.1%
DOXYCYCLINE Doxycycline 181 1,653 5,618 9.3%
ORITAVANCIN Orbactiv 176 29 157 3.3%
CIPROFLOXACIN Ciprofloxacin 169 2,671 13,894 6.1%
LEVOFLOXACIN Levofloxacin 169 2,747 13,832 6.8%
CLARITHROMYCIN Clarithromycin 144 987 6,385 5.2%
DALBAVANCIN DALBAVANCIN HYDROCHLORIDE 143 54 288 4.9%
DAPTOMYCIN daptomycin 141 1,137 4,371 12.6%
AMOXICILLIN\CLAVULANATE - 123 998 6,376 6.5%
FLUCLOXACILLIN - 123 187 797 12.5%
CEFUROXIME Cefuroxime sodium 99 439 2,274 8.4%
AMOXICILLIN\CLAVULANIC ACID - 94 885 5,097 8.4%
METRONIDAZOLE metronidazole 80 2,188 7,909 9.7%
CEFAZOLIN Cefazolin 79 345 2,331 6.7%

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Most Reported Drugs for Cellulitis

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