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Hordeolum: Which Medications Are Safest? (55 Drugs Compared)

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55 medications are used for Hordeolum, with 238 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Hordeolum are DEXAMETHASONE\TOBRAMYCIN and DEXAMETHASONE\NEOMYCIN\POLYMYXIN B.

238
Total Reports
55
Drugs Used

All Medications for Hordeolum Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
DEXAMETHASONE\TOBRAMYCIN - 37 11 182 0.9%
DEXAMETHASONE\NEOMYCIN\POLYMYXIN B - 31 2 49 0.3%
ERYTHROMYCIN Erythromycin 30 467 1,213 6.4%
BACITRACIN Triple Antibiotic Ointment, Circle K 12 5 33 0.8%
TOBRAMYCIN TOBRAMYCIN 11 1,306 5,106 11.3%
DOXYCYCLINE Doxycycline 10 1,653 5,618 9.3%
AMOXICILLIN\CLAVULANATE - 9 998 6,376 6.5%
OFLOXACIN OFLOXACIN 9 198 1,257 6.5%
CEPHALEXIN Cephalexin 7 295 1,832 3.7%
POLYMYXIN B\TRIMETHOPRIM - 7 7 25 2.0%
BACITRACIN\POLYMYXIN B - 5 33 61 18.1%
DOXYCYCLINE HYCLATE Doxycycline Hyclate 5 1,164 1,650 19.1%
GENTAMICIN Gentamicin 5 947 2,865 14.4%
LEVOFLOXACIN Levofloxacin 5 2,747 13,832 6.8%

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Most Reported Drugs for Hordeolum

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