Giant cell arteritis: Which Medications Are Safest? (73 Drugs Compared)
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73 medications are used for Giant cell arteritis, with 5,100 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Giant cell arteritis are TOCILIZUMAB and PREDNISONE.
5,100
Total Reports
73
Drugs Used
All Medications for Giant cell arteritis Ranked by Safety Reports
| Drug | Brand | Reports | Deaths (all) | Hosp. (all) | Death Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOCILIZUMAB | Tocilizumab-anoh | 4,364 | 9,543 | 24,039 | 9.7% |
| PREDNISONE | prednisone | 409 | 22,555 | 57,772 | 14.2% |
| PREDNISOLONE | Prednisolone Sodium Phosphate | 206 | 13,159 | 32,883 | 16.3% |
| METHOTREXATE | Methotrexate | 141 | 21,265 | 68,793 | 8.4% |
| METHYLPREDNISOLONE | Medroloan II SUIK | 97 | 12,828 | 26,552 | 20.1% |
| SARILUMAB | KEVZARA | 45 | 1,983 | 3,538 | 9.2% |
| UPADACITINIB | Rinvoq | 32 | 2,406 | 15,931 | 3.7% |
| SECUKINUMAB | COSENTYX | 25 | 6,855 | 19,098 | 4.5% |
| MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL | Mycophenolate mofetil | 20 | 13,776 | 25,831 | 18.4% |
| RITUXIMAB | Rituxan | 20 | 28,910 | 54,631 | 16.2% |
| ABATACEPT | ORENCIA | 18 | 7,681 | 21,254 | 6.6% |
| TOCILIZUMAB-AAZG | - | 15 | 7 | 44 | 4.5% |
| ASPIRIN | Aspirin | 14 | 13,029 | 53,089 | 14.1% |
| CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE | Cyclophosphamide | 10 | 25,330 | 45,054 | 19.7% |
| ADALIMUMAB | YUSIMRY | 9 | 21,807 | 108,264 | 4.4% |
| CLOPIDOGREL BISULFATE | Clopidogrel | 9 | 5,327 | 24,774 | 11.6% |
| DEXAMETHASONE | Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate | 8 | 22,319 | 51,311 | 17.8% |
| LEFLUNOMIDE | Leflunomide | 7 | 5,283 | 13,923 | 9.3% |
| UNSPECIFIED INGREDIENT | - | 7 | 6,132 | 11,236 | 23.4% |
| CORTICOTROPIN | OHM Pituitarum Complex | 6 | 496 | 2,369 | 4.2% |