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Dermatomyositis: Which Medications Are Safest? (232 Drugs Compared)

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232 medications are used for Dermatomyositis, with 5,168 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Dermatomyositis are RITUXIMAB and METHOTREXATE.

5,168
Total Reports
232
Drugs Used

All Medications for Dermatomyositis Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
RITUXIMAB Rituxan 993 28,910 54,631 16.2%
METHOTREXATE Methotrexate 958 21,265 68,793 8.4%
HUMAN IMMUNOGLOBULIN G BIVIGAM 913 5,286 16,081 7.5%
PREDNISONE prednisone 744 22,555 57,772 14.2%
PREDNISOLONE Prednisolone Sodium Phosphate 652 13,159 32,883 16.3%
METHYLPREDNISOLONE Medroloan II SUIK 647 12,828 26,552 20.1%
MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL Mycophenolate mofetil 636 13,776 25,831 18.4%
TACROLIMUS Tacrolimus 626 14,642 36,664 16.1%
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE Cyclophosphamide 511 25,330 45,054 19.7%
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE SULFATE 419 6,506 16,905 9.8%
CYCLOSPORINE Verkazia 376 9,332 14,257 13.7%
TOFACITINIB XELJANZ XR 376 7,847 21,976 5.0%
CORTICOTROPIN OHM Pituitarum Complex 345 496 2,369 4.2%
AZATHIOPRINE AZATHIOPRINE 321 4,579 10,817 13.8%
IMMUNE GLOBULIN NOS - 92 428 1,046 19.0%
MYCOPHENOLIC ACID Mycophenolic Acid 80 2,812 7,334 16.6%
INFLIXIMAB Renflexis 58 7,516 36,324 5.4%
RITUXIMAB-ABBS - 56 432 1,087 9.9%
BARICITINIB Olumiant 53 717 2,498 8.8%
ETANERCEPT ENBREL 48 10,338 36,932 2.9%

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Most Reported Drugs for Dermatomyositis

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