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Influenza: Which Medications Are Safest? (424 Drugs Compared)

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424 medications are used for Influenza, with 9,376 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Influenza are OSELTAMIVIR and BALOXAVIR MARBOXIL.

9,376
Total Reports
424
Drugs Used

All Medications for Influenza Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
OSELTAMIVIR oseltamavir phosphate 5,205 1,045 2,284 8.9%
BALOXAVIR MARBOXIL Xofluza 1,333 120 378 6.0%
ACETAMINOPHEN Hydrocodone Bitartrate and Acetaminophen 355 30,085 50,046 22.0%
PERAMIVIR Rapivab 316 111 144 29.4%
ZANAMIVIR RELENZA 233 123 112 32.0%
IBUPROFEN equate ibuprofen 226 6,705 29,386 7.7%
TAMIFLU - 135 20 64 8.9%
LEVOFLOXACIN Levofloxacin 119 2,747 13,832 6.8%
INFLUENZA VIRUS VACCINE - 91 117 970 4.1%
ALBUTEROL Albuterol Sulfate 68 3,145 19,388 3.3%
AZITHROMYCIN ANHYDROUS - 66 1,333 4,313 9.2%
DEXTROMETHORPHAN HYDROBROMIDE\GUAIFENESIN - 65 66 237 1.0%
CLARITHROMYCIN Clarithromycin 63 987 6,385 5.2%
AMOXICILLIN Amoxicillin and Clavulanate Potassium 53 1,212 11,721 4.0%
ASPIRIN Aspirin 49 13,029 53,089 14.1%
METHYLPREDNISOLONE Medroloan II SUIK 44 12,828 26,552 20.1%
RELENZA - 41 0 12 N/A
AMOXICILLIN\CLAVULANATE - 40 998 6,376 6.5%
AZITHROMYCIN AZITHROMYCIN 39 1,405 5,983 8.0%
GUAIFENESIN Guaifenesin and Pseudoephedrine HCl 39 158 371 2.0%

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