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Guillain-barre syndrome: Which Medications Are Safest? (101 Drugs Compared)

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101 medications are used for Guillain-barre syndrome, with 1,107 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Guillain-barre syndrome are HUMAN IMMUNOGLOBULIN G and GABAPENTIN.

1,107
Total Reports
101
Drugs Used

All Medications for Guillain-barre syndrome Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
HUMAN IMMUNOGLOBULIN G BIVIGAM 861 5,286 16,081 7.5%
GABAPENTIN Gabapentin 67 11,101 16,499 14.9%
ACETAMINOPHEN Hydrocodone Bitartrate and Acetaminophen 46 30,085 50,046 22.0%
PREGABALIN Pregabalin 46 8,959 22,920 8.8%
DICLOFENAC Diclofenac Sodium Delayed Release 40 6,378 16,398 7.3%
IBUPROFEN equate ibuprofen 40 6,705 29,386 7.7%
VENLAFAXINE Venlafaxine Hydrochloride 40 7,521 15,749 15.7%
HYDROMORPHONE Hydromorphone Hydrochloride 39 28,491 10,395 34.1%
KETAMINE KETAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE 39 1,009 3,362 12.6%
NABILONE Cesamet 39 2 224 0.5%
LIDOCAINE Burn Relief 38 1,738 5,570 7.6%
OLANZAPINE Olanzapine 38 5,535 21,934 10.8%
ZOPICLONE - 38 2,624 7,438 18.5%
FENTANYL FENTANYL 37 42,491 15,153 45.0%
METHYLPREDNISOLONE Medroloan II SUIK 33 12,828 26,552 20.1%
IMMUNE GLOBULIN NOS - 29 428 1,046 19.0%
PREDNISONE prednisone 26 22,555 57,772 14.2%
ACYCLOVIR Acyclovir 16 2,057 6,095 14.5%
RITUXIMAB Rituxan 16 28,910 54,631 16.2%
MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL Mycophenolate mofetil 15 13,776 25,831 18.4%

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