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Folliculitis: Which Medications Are Safest? (102 Drugs Compared)

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102 medications are used for Folliculitis, with 423 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Folliculitis are CLINDAMYCIN and DOXYCYCLINE.

423
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Drugs Used

All Medications for Folliculitis Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
CLINDAMYCIN XACIATO 50 986 5,320 5.8%
DOXYCYCLINE Doxycycline 47 1,653 5,618 9.3%
ISOTRETINOIN Amnesteem 41 301 1,450 0.9%
SULFAMETHOXAZOLE\TRIMETHOPRIM - 30 5,777 19,426 14.9%
DUPILUMAB Dupixent 27 1,536 17,008 0.4%
MINOCYCLINE Minocycline Hydrochloride 20 1,530 2,364 23.2%
CLARITHROMYCIN Clarithromycin 17 987 6,385 5.2%
MINOCYCLINE\MINOCYCLINE - 14 118 354 7.9%
CEPHALEXIN Cephalexin 10 295 1,832 3.7%
FLUCLOXACILLIN - 10 187 797 12.5%
LYMECYCLINE - 10 0 68 N/A
MOXIFLOXACIN Moxifloxacin Hydrochloride Tablets, 400 mg 10 1,623 4,167 11.4%
KETOCONAZOLE Ketoconazole 9 132 330 2.4%
MUPIROCIN MUPIROCIN 9 32 352 0.9%
ADALIMUMAB YUSIMRY 8 21,807 108,264 4.4%
AMOXICILLIN\CLAVULANATE - 7 998 6,376 6.5%
CLOBETASOL CLOBETASOL PROPIONATE 7 107 610 1.4%
FUSIDIC ACID - 7 60 231 13.0%
DOXYCYCLINE HYCLATE Doxycycline Hyclate 6 1,164 1,650 19.1%
ERYTHROMYCIN Erythromycin 6 467 1,213 6.4%

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