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Dry eye: Which Medications Are Safest? (275 Drugs Compared)

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275 medications are used for Dry eye, with 22,649 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Dry eye are CYCLOSPORINE and LIFITEGRAST.

22,649
Total Reports
275
Drugs Used

All Medications for Dry eye Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
CYCLOSPORINE Verkazia 9,290 9,332 14,257 13.7%
LIFITEGRAST Xiidra 4,871 234 282 1.7%
CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE\GLYCERIN - 1,382 4 30 0.2%
VARENICLINE Varenicline 1,007 458 1,754 2.2%
POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL 400\PROPYLENE GLYCOL - 979 33 32 1.0%
CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE Rugby Carboxymethylcellulose Sodium 0.5% Eye Drops 880 28 369 1.2%
RESTASIS - 700 0 5 N/A
HYPROMELLOSE 2910 HylaTears 387 9 28 0.5%
PROPYLENE GLYCOL Equate Lubricant Eye Drops Restorative Performance 379 109 148 7.2%
PERFLUOROHEXYLOCTANE MIEBO 355 31 58 3.6%
CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE\GLYCERIN\POLYSORBATE 80 - 322 2 15 0.4%
MINERAL OIL\PETROLATUM - 322 8 22 1.0%
LOTEPREDNOL ETABONATE Zylet 261 4 45 0.2%
HYDROXYPROPYL CELLULOSE Lacrisert 165 0 3 N/A
DEXTRAN 70\HYPROMELLOSE 2910 - 138 1 7 0.3%
CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE\HYPROMELLOSES - 136 0 2 N/A
NAPHAZOLINE\PHENIRAMINE - 134 2 8 0.1%
POLYVINYL ALCOHOL\POVIDONE - 124 6 12 1.9%
CENEGERMIN-BKBJ - 123 199 736 1.7%
BRIMONIDINE BRIMONIDINE TARTRATE 111 59 367 0.5%

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Most Reported Drugs for Dry eye

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