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Infection: Which Medications Are Safest? (739 Drugs Compared)

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739 medications are used for Infection, with 15,591 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Infection are LEVOFLOXACIN and PIPERACILLIN\TAZOBACTAM.

15,591
Total Reports
739
Drugs Used

All Medications for Infection Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
LEVOFLOXACIN Levofloxacin 1,375 2,747 13,832 6.8%
PIPERACILLIN\TAZOBACTAM - 1,333 3,372 10,462 17.6%
VANCOMYCIN Vancomycin Hydrochloride 1,273 5,348 15,776 15.8%
CIPROFLOXACIN Ciprofloxacin 1,214 2,671 13,894 6.1%
AMOXICILLIN Amoxicillin and Clavulanate Potassium 1,026 1,212 11,721 4.0%
SULFAMETHOXAZOLE\TRIMETHOPRIM - 790 5,777 19,426 14.9%
LINEZOLID Linezolid 771 2,952 7,491 16.4%
AMOXICILLIN\CLAVULANATE - 705 998 6,376 6.5%
CEFTRIAXONE Ceftriaxone 673 2,926 9,596 15.1%
MEROPENEM Meropenem 655 3,880 7,167 28.0%
DAPTOMYCIN daptomycin 613 1,137 4,371 12.6%
METRONIDAZOLE metronidazole 603 2,188 7,909 9.7%
CLINDAMYCIN XACIATO 587 986 5,320 5.8%
CILASTATIN\IMIPENEM - 537 643 1,798 13.2%
RIFAMPIN Rifampin 405 1,439 5,764 10.8%
CEFOTAXIME Cefotaxime 337 557 1,932 16.9%
DOXYCYCLINE Doxycycline 329 1,653 5,618 9.3%
MOXIFLOXACIN Moxifloxacin Hydrochloride Tablets, 400 mg 298 1,623 4,167 11.4%
CLARITHROMYCIN Clarithromycin 294 987 6,385 5.2%
CEFEPIME Cefepime 287 997 3,055 18.0%

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