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Influenza like illness: Which Medications Are Safest? (215 Drugs Compared)

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215 medications are used for Influenza like illness, with 1,300 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Influenza like illness are IBUPROFEN and ACETAMINOPHEN.

1,300
Total Reports
215
Drugs Used

All Medications for Influenza like illness Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
IBUPROFEN equate ibuprofen 437 6,705 29,386 7.7%
ACETAMINOPHEN Hydrocodone Bitartrate and Acetaminophen 257 30,085 50,046 22.0%
OSELTAMIVIR oseltamavir phosphate 174 1,045 2,284 8.9%
AMOXICILLIN Amoxicillin and Clavulanate Potassium 117 1,212 11,721 4.0%
CIPROFLOXACIN Ciprofloxacin 47 2,671 13,894 6.1%
AZITHROMYCIN AZITHROMYCIN 27 1,405 5,983 8.0%
ASPIRIN Aspirin 25 13,029 53,089 14.1%
NAPROXEN Naproxen Sodium 24 5,127 12,849 9.7%
DICLOFENAC Diclofenac Sodium Delayed Release 23 6,378 16,398 7.3%
LEVOFLOXACIN Levofloxacin 23 2,747 13,832 6.8%
PREDNISONE prednisone 19 22,555 57,772 14.2%
AZITHROMYCIN ANHYDROUS - 18 1,333 4,313 9.2%
ESCARGOT - 16 3 76 3.3%
TOBRAMYCIN TOBRAMYCIN 16 1,306 5,106 11.3%
CLARITHROMYCIN Clarithromycin 14 987 6,385 5.2%
ACETYLCYSTEINE Acetylcysteine 13 421 1,199 17.5%
AMOXICILLIN\CLAVULANIC ACID - 12 885 5,097 8.4%
ACETAMINOPHEN\CODEINE - 11 3,387 4,926 22.3%
MOXIFLOXACIN Moxifloxacin Hydrochloride Tablets, 400 mg 10 1,623 4,167 11.4%
OMEPRAZOLE omeprazole sodium bicarbonate 10 8,515 19,847 9.8%

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