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Hypertensive crisis: Which Medications Are Safest? (50 Drugs Compared)

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50 medications are used for Hypertensive crisis, with 225 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Hypertensive crisis are NIFEDIPINE and AMLODIPINE.

225
Total Reports
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Drugs Used

All Medications for Hypertensive crisis Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
NIFEDIPINE Nifedipine 37 1,081 2,637 13.1%
AMLODIPINE Olmesartan Medoxomil, Amlodipine and Hydrochlorothiazide 33 10,161 26,787 15.7%
HYDRALAZINE Hydralazine Hydrochloride 31 716 2,694 12.1%
LABETALOL\LABETALOL - 30 294 864 12.4%
RAMIPRIL Ramipril 23 3,786 17,747 11.5%
NICARDIPINE NICARDIPINE HYDROCHLORIDE 22 182 1,073 7.9%
METOPROLOL metoprolol succinate 17 6,575 15,925 15.9%
CLONIDINE Clonidine hydrochloride 14 2,401 3,920 19.1%
CAPTOPRIL Captopril 12 108 615 9.6%
LABETALOL LABETALOL HYDROCHLORIDE 12 153 373 11.8%
DOXAZOSIN Doxazosin 11 256 2,065 5.4%
CARVEDILOL Carvedilol Phosphate 10 2,246 6,005 16.4%
FUROSEMIDE Furosemide 10 6,131 30,446 11.8%
URAPIDIL - 10 204 1,072 12.1%
ESMOLOL ESMOLOL HYDROCHLORIDE 6 51 255 9.0%
LOSARTAN Losartan Potassium 6 2,034 7,032 9.3%
NITROGLYCERIN Glonoinum 6 962 3,185 12.9%
SODIUM NITROPRUSSIDE Sodium Nitroprusside 6 23 64 14.6%
CLEVIDIPINE Cleviprex 5 5 20 2.5%

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