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Duchenne muscular dystrophy: Which Medications Are Safest? (37 Drugs Compared)

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37 medications are used for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, with 4,793 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Duchenne muscular dystrophy are DEFLAZACORT and ETEPLIRSEN.

4,793
Total Reports
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Drugs Used

All Medications for Duchenne muscular dystrophy Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
DEFLAZACORT Deflazacort Oral Suspension 1,446 149 592 3.9%
ETEPLIRSEN Exondys 51 1,399 59 288 2.8%
VAMOROLONE AGAMREE 896 15 96 1.6%
CASIMERSEN AMONDYS 45 406 7 87 0.9%
GOLODIRSEN Vyondys 53 212 5 53 1.2%
GIVINOSTAT DUVYZAT 170 5 17 1.9%
DELANDISTROGENE MOXEPARVOVEC-ROKL ELEVIDYS 114 6 102 3.1%
VILTOLARSEN Viltepso 62 5 24 5.3%
PREDNISONE prednisone 36 22,555 57,772 14.2%
ZOLEDRONIC ACID Zoledronic acid 24 5,240 8,346 15.6%
PREDNISOLONE Prednisolone Sodium Phosphate 18 13,159 32,883 16.3%
DELANDISTROGENE MOXEPARVOVEC - 16 0 7 N/A
UNSPECIFIED INGREDIENT - 12 6,132 11,236 23.4%
RISEDRONATE Risedronate Sodium 9 202 1,825 3.0%
INVESTIGATIONAL PRODUCT - 6 740 4,035 13.8%

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Most Reported Drugs for Duchenne muscular dystrophy

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