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Herpes virus infection: Which Medications Are Safest? (93 Drugs Compared)

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93 medications are used for Herpes virus infection, with 907 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Herpes virus infection are VALACYCLOVIR and ACYCLOVIR.

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All Medications for Herpes virus infection Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
VALACYCLOVIR Valacyclovir Hydrochloride 418 812 6,169 6.2%
ACYCLOVIR Acyclovir 309 2,057 6,095 14.5%
DOCOSANOL Cold Sore Fever Blister Treatment 36 0 27 N/A
GANCICLOVIR Ganciclovir 28 1,469 1,735 29.4%
FOSCARNET Foscarnet Sodium 23 605 608 29.4%
DEXAMETHASONE Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate 10 22,319 51,311 17.8%
FAMCICLOVIR Famciclovir 10 30 162 6.1%
HUMAN IMMUNOGLOBULIN G BIVIGAM 10 5,286 16,081 7.5%
RITUXIMAB Rituxan 10 28,910 54,631 16.2%
VALTREX - 10 4 58 2.6%
PREGABALIN Pregabalin 7 8,959 22,920 8.8%
VALGANCICLOVIR VALGANCICLOVIR 7 1,274 3,092 16.1%
PREDNISONE prednisone 6 22,555 57,772 14.2%
VANCOMYCIN Vancomycin Hydrochloride 6 5,348 15,776 15.8%
ACICLOVIR - 5 9 45 10.0%
GABAPENTIN Gabapentin 5 11,101 16,499 14.9%
METHYLPREDNISOLONE Medroloan II SUIK 5 12,828 26,552 20.1%
MUPIROCIN MUPIROCIN 5 32 352 0.9%

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