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Cough: Which Medications Are Safest? (774 Drugs Compared)

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774 medications are used for Cough, with 13,851 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Cough are DEXTROMETHORPHAN HYDROBROMIDE\GUAIFENESIN and DEXTROMETHORPHAN.

13,851
Total Reports
774
Drugs Used

All Medications for Cough Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
DEXTROMETHORPHAN HYDROBROMIDE\GUAIFENESIN - 1,472 66 237 1.0%
DEXTROMETHORPHAN GUAIFENESIN DM 1,388 1,303 612 25.2%
ALBUTEROL Albuterol Sulfate 1,191 3,145 19,388 3.3%
DEXTROMETHORPHAN HYDROBROMIDE Quality Choice Mucus Relief DM DM 943 611 381 24.9%
GUAIFENESIN Guaifenesin and Pseudoephedrine HCl 747 158 371 2.0%
FLUTICASONE\SALMETEROL - 437 2,045 11,693 4.3%
BENZONATATE Benzonatate 339 380 514 26.8%
CETIRIZINE Cetirizine 303 4,787 8,423 10.0%
FLUTICASONE ADVAIR DISKUS 293 1,043 3,658 3.3%
LORATADINE Curist Allergy Relief 290 372 1,472 1.5%
LEVOFLOXACIN Levofloxacin 276 2,747 13,832 6.8%
PREDNISONE prednisone 276 22,555 57,772 14.2%
BUDESONIDE BREYNA 275 987 6,421 3.9%
FLUTICASONE FUROATE\VILANTEROL TRIFENATATE - 267 841 4,710 3.4%
BUDESONIDE\FORMOTEROL - 255 3,117 9,869 8.6%
IBUPROFEN equate ibuprofen 255 6,705 29,386 7.7%
MONTELUKAST Montelukast 202 873 7,555 3.2%
AZITHROMYCIN AZITHROMYCIN 188 1,405 5,983 8.0%
AMOXICILLIN Amoxicillin and Clavulanate Potassium 178 1,212 11,721 4.0%
IPRATROPIUM Ipratropium bromide 166 860 3,389 11.4%

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Most Reported Drugs for Cough

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