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Diverticulitis: Which Medications Are Safest? (181 Drugs Compared)

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181 medications are used for Diverticulitis, with 2,241 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Diverticulitis are CIPROFLOXACIN and METRONIDAZOLE.

2,241
Total Reports
181
Drugs Used

All Medications for Diverticulitis Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
CIPROFLOXACIN Ciprofloxacin 825 2,671 13,894 6.1%
METRONIDAZOLE metronidazole 426 2,188 7,909 9.7%
LEVOFLOXACIN Levofloxacin 208 2,747 13,832 6.8%
METRONIDAZOLE\METRONIDAZOLE - 118 158 1,351 3.7%
RANITIDINE Ranitidine 96 26,824 7,673 6.4%
AMOXICILLIN\CLAVULANATE - 89 998 6,376 6.5%
POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL 3350 Polyethylene Glycol 3350, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Bicarbonate and Potassium Chloride - Unflavored 89 478 1,116 1.3%
PIPERACILLIN\TAZOBACTAM - 53 3,372 10,462 17.6%
AMOXICILLIN\CLAVULANIC ACID - 48 885 5,097 8.4%
CEFTRIAXONE Ceftriaxone 47 2,926 9,596 15.1%
MESALAMINE Mesalamine 43 1,744 6,015 9.0%
LINACLOTIDE Linzess 37 358 756 2.7%
SULFAMETHOXAZOLE\TRIMETHOPRIM - 37 5,777 19,426 14.9%
METOCLOPRAMIDE metoclopramide hydrochloride 34 1,398 3,915 12.8%
VANCOMYCIN Vancomycin Hydrochloride 31 5,348 15,776 15.8%
ESOMEPRAZOLE Esomeprazole Magnesium 26 7,030 15,221 9.3%
MOXIFLOXACIN Moxifloxacin Hydrochloride Tablets, 400 mg 23 1,623 4,167 11.4%
ERTAPENEM INVANZ 22 223 1,617 5.5%
RIFAXIMIN XIFAXAN 21 5,009 4,847 36.1%
AMOXICILLIN Amoxicillin and Clavulanate Potassium 20 1,212 11,721 4.0%

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