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Encephalitis: Which Medications Are Safest? (202 Drugs Compared)

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202 medications are used for Encephalitis, with 1,362 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Encephalitis are ACYCLOVIR and RITUXIMAB.

1,362
Total Reports
202
Drugs Used

All Medications for Encephalitis Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
ACYCLOVIR Acyclovir 354 2,057 6,095 14.5%
RITUXIMAB Rituxan 221 28,910 54,631 16.2%
HUMAN IMMUNOGLOBULIN G BIVIGAM 207 5,286 16,081 7.5%
METHYLPREDNISOLONE Medroloan II SUIK 141 12,828 26,552 20.1%
CEFTRIAXONE Ceftriaxone 84 2,926 9,596 15.1%
AMOXICILLIN Amoxicillin and Clavulanate Potassium 78 1,212 11,721 4.0%
VANCOMYCIN Vancomycin Hydrochloride 67 5,348 15,776 15.8%
LEVETIRACETAM Levetiracetam 58 4,322 19,165 6.9%
DEXAMETHASONE Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate 49 22,319 51,311 17.8%
PREDNISONE prednisone 42 22,555 57,772 14.2%
PREDNISOLONE Prednisolone Sodium Phosphate 40 13,159 32,883 16.3%
AMPHOTERICIN B Amphotericin B 36 4,777 3,790 44.2%
SULFAMETHOXAZOLE\TRIMETHOPRIM - 36 5,777 19,426 14.9%
FLUCONAZOLE Fluconazole 33 2,546 5,821 16.8%
MEROPENEM Meropenem 33 3,880 7,167 28.0%
LACOSAMIDE Lacosamide 31 1,987 6,845 9.4%
AMPICILLIN Ampicillin and Sulbactam 28 482 1,227 13.2%
CEFOTAXIME Cefotaxime 24 557 1,932 16.9%
MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL Mycophenolate mofetil 22 13,776 25,831 18.4%
RIFAMPIN Rifampin 22 1,439 5,764 10.8%

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