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Infection prophylaxis: Which Medications Are Safest? (430 Drugs Compared)

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430 medications are used for Infection prophylaxis, with 6,351 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Infection prophylaxis are SULFAMETHOXAZOLE\TRIMETHOPRIM and VALACYCLOVIR.

6,351
Total Reports
430
Drugs Used

All Medications for Infection prophylaxis Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
SULFAMETHOXAZOLE\TRIMETHOPRIM - 1,215 5,777 19,426 14.9%
VALACYCLOVIR Valacyclovir Hydrochloride 704 812 6,169 6.2%
CHLORHEXIDINE\ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL - 670 1,663 2,059 28.9%
ACYCLOVIR Acyclovir 317 2,057 6,095 14.5%
LEVOFLOXACIN Levofloxacin 273 2,747 13,832 6.8%
CHLORHEXIDINE Dyna-Hex 2 248 3,017 3,987 33.7%
CIPROFLOXACIN Ciprofloxacin 218 2,671 13,894 6.1%
MESNA mesna 204 1,029 2,155 21.0%
ALCOHOL Advanced Hand Sanitizer 202 15,215 6,310 69.8%
FLUCONAZOLE Fluconazole 194 2,546 5,821 16.8%
POSACONAZOLE POSACONAZOLE 170 1,307 2,037 22.4%
VANCOMYCIN Vancomycin Hydrochloride 165 5,348 15,776 15.8%
AMOXICILLIN Amoxicillin and Clavulanate Potassium 164 1,212 11,721 4.0%
VALGANCICLOVIR VALGANCICLOVIR 150 1,274 3,092 16.1%
CEFAZOLIN Cefazolin 145 345 2,331 6.7%
PIPERACILLIN\TAZOBACTAM - 144 3,372 10,462 17.6%
ATOVAQUONE Atovaquone 142 366 1,110 16.1%
VORICONAZOLE Voriconazole 103 3,940 5,118 27.4%
POVIDONE-IODINE Lights Povindone Iodine Swabstick 102 113 325 7.8%
AMPHOTERICIN B Amphotericin B 82 4,777 3,790 44.2%

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Most Reported Drugs for Infection prophylaxis

#2 most reported