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Chemotherapy side effect prophylaxis: Which Medications Are Safest? (99 Drugs Compared)

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99 medications are used for Chemotherapy side effect prophylaxis, with 855 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Chemotherapy side effect prophylaxis are ONDANSETRON and METHYLPREDNISOLONE.

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All Medications for Chemotherapy side effect prophylaxis Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
ONDANSETRON ONDANSETRON 283 2,519 8,527 11.1%
METHYLPREDNISOLONE Medroloan II SUIK 278 12,828 26,552 20.1%
DEXCHLORPHENIRAMINE RYCLORA 148 128 813 8.0%
APREPITANT CINVANTI 137 1,195 2,917 21.3%
DEXAMETHASONE Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate 80 22,319 51,311 17.8%
LEUCOVORIN LEUCOVORIN CALCIUM 57 3,932 10,039 15.7%
PREDNISOLONE Prednisolone Sodium Phosphate 46 13,159 32,883 16.3%
PEGFILGRASTIM ZIEXTENZO 29 2,367 7,050 2.9%
PALONOSETRON posfrea 24 94 376 10.4%
MESNA mesna 21 1,029 2,155 21.0%
CETIRIZINE Cetirizine 20 4,787 8,423 10.0%
LEVOLEUCOVORIN Levoleucovorin 20 421 1,413 13.3%
ACETAMINOPHEN Hydrocodone Bitartrate and Acetaminophen 19 30,085 50,046 22.0%
FOLIC ACID Folic Acid 19 4,840 8,542 21.2%
PREDNISONE prednisone 18 22,555 57,772 14.2%
RANITIDINE Ranitidine 16 26,824 7,673 6.4%
SULFAMETHOXAZOLE\TRIMETHOPRIM - 16 5,777 19,426 14.9%
VALACYCLOVIR Valacyclovir Hydrochloride 15 812 6,169 6.2%
FOSAPREPITANT - 14 154 264 31.6%
METHYLPREDNISOLONE HEMISUCCINATE - 14 24 76 15.7%

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Most Reported Drugs for Chemotherapy side effect prophylaxis

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