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Erysipelas: Which Medications Are Safest? (87 Drugs Compared)

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87 medications are used for Erysipelas, with 943 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Erysipelas are AMOXICILLIN and CLINDAMYCIN.

943
Total Reports
87
Drugs Used

All Medications for Erysipelas Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
AMOXICILLIN Amoxicillin and Clavulanate Potassium 292 1,212 11,721 4.0%
CLINDAMYCIN XACIATO 203 986 5,320 5.8%
AMOXICILLIN\CLAVULANATE - 127 998 6,376 6.5%
AMOXICILLIN\CLAVULANIC ACID - 88 885 5,097 8.4%
PRISTINAMYCIN - 59 24 532 3.1%
CIPROFLOXACIN Ciprofloxacin 43 2,671 13,894 6.1%
PIPERACILLIN\TAZOBACTAM - 38 3,372 10,462 17.6%
CEFTRIAXONE Ceftriaxone 37 2,926 9,596 15.1%
CLARITHROMYCIN Clarithromycin 29 987 6,385 5.2%
PENICILLIN G Penicillin G Potassium 23 187 599 5.1%
LEVOFLOXACIN Levofloxacin 21 2,747 13,832 6.8%
VANCOMYCIN Vancomycin Hydrochloride 21 5,348 15,776 15.8%
LINEZOLID Linezolid 20 2,952 7,491 16.4%
CLINDAMYCIN\CLINDAMYCIN - 19 68 494 5.4%
CEFUROXIME Cefuroxime sodium 16 439 2,274 8.4%
PENICILLIN G BENZATHINE Lentocilin 16 37 175 3.3%
CEPHALEXIN Cephalexin 13 295 1,832 3.7%
GENTAMICIN Gentamicin 12 947 2,865 14.4%
HYDROMORPHONE Hydromorphone Hydrochloride 11 28,491 10,395 34.1%
DOXYCYCLINE Doxycycline 10 1,653 5,618 9.3%

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