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Herpes simplex: Which Medications Are Safest? (94 Drugs Compared)

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94 medications are used for Herpes simplex, with 1,358 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Herpes simplex are ACYCLOVIR and VALACYCLOVIR.

1,358
Total Reports
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Drugs Used

All Medications for Herpes simplex Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
ACYCLOVIR Acyclovir 746 2,057 6,095 14.5%
VALACYCLOVIR Valacyclovir Hydrochloride 470 812 6,169 6.2%
FOSCARNET Foscarnet Sodium 132 605 608 29.4%
GANCICLOVIR Ganciclovir 60 1,469 1,735 29.4%
CIDOFOVIR CIDOFOVIR 41 165 238 23.1%
FAMCICLOVIR Famciclovir 36 30 162 6.1%
VALGANCICLOVIR VALGANCICLOVIR 18 1,274 3,092 16.1%
IMIQUIMOD Imiquimod 11 25 154 1.5%
METHYLPREDNISOLONE Medroloan II SUIK 11 12,828 26,552 20.1%
DOCOSANOL Cold Sore Fever Blister Treatment 9 0 27 N/A
VALTREX - 9 4 58 2.6%
HUMAN IMMUNOGLOBULIN G BIVIGAM 7 5,286 16,081 7.5%
CIPROFLOXACIN Ciprofloxacin 6 2,671 13,894 6.1%
CYCLOSPORINE Verkazia 6 9,332 14,257 13.7%
PREDNISONE prednisone 6 22,555 57,772 14.2%
DEXAMETHASONE Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate 5 22,319 51,311 17.8%
VANCOMYCIN Vancomycin Hydrochloride 5 5,348 15,776 15.8%

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