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Genital herpes: Which Medications Are Safest? (36 Drugs Compared)

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36 medications are used for Genital herpes, with 446 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Genital herpes are VALACYCLOVIR and ACYCLOVIR.

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All Medications for Genital herpes Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
VALACYCLOVIR Valacyclovir Hydrochloride 261 812 6,169 6.2%
ACYCLOVIR Acyclovir 142 2,057 6,095 14.5%
DOCOSANOL Cold Sore Fever Blister Treatment 8 0 27 N/A
VALTREX - 8 4 58 2.6%
FAMCICLOVIR Famciclovir 7 30 162 6.1%
FOSCARNET Foscarnet Sodium 5 605 608 29.4%

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Most Reported Drugs for Genital herpes

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