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Encephalopathy: Which Medications Are Safest? (194 Drugs Compared)

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194 medications are used for Encephalopathy, with 633 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Encephalopathy are RIFAXIMIN and METHYLPREDNISOLONE.

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All Medications for Encephalopathy Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
RIFAXIMIN XIFAXAN 82 5,009 4,847 36.1%
METHYLPREDNISOLONE Medroloan II SUIK 68 12,828 26,552 20.1%
HUMAN IMMUNOGLOBULIN G BIVIGAM 67 5,286 16,081 7.5%
LEVETIRACETAM Levetiracetam 64 4,322 19,165 6.9%
LACTULOSE LACTULOSE 45 517 2,064 13.0%
VIGABATRIN Vigabatrin 33 1,091 3,607 9.0%
RITUXIMAB Rituxan 21 28,910 54,631 16.2%
DEXAMETHASONE Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate 20 22,319 51,311 17.8%
RISPERIDONE Risperidone 17 4,120 18,771 5.2%
DIAZEPAM Diazepam 15 12,045 13,635 31.6%
LORAZEPAM Lorazepam 15 6,187 15,431 18.5%
ACYCLOVIR Acyclovir 14 2,057 6,095 14.5%
CANNABIDIOL Epidiolex 14 1,563 5,149 8.6%
METHYLENE BLUE Methylene blue 14 165 536 19.5%
MIDAZOLAM Midazolam 14 1,808 4,691 16.2%
TOCILIZUMAB Tocilizumab-anoh 11 9,543 24,039 9.7%
OLANZAPINE Olanzapine 10 5,535 21,934 10.8%
ACETYLCYSTEINE Acetylcysteine 9 421 1,199 17.5%
CLOBAZAM Clobazam 9 725 3,312 6.8%
FOSPHENYTOIN CEREBYX 9 166 646 12.0%

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