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Leprosy: Which Medications Are Safest? (35 Drugs Compared)

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35 medications are used for Leprosy, with 331 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Leprosy are DAPSONE and THALIDOMIDE.

331
Total Reports
35
Drugs Used

All Medications for Leprosy Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
DAPSONE Dapsone 140 182 937 5.5%
THALIDOMIDE Thalomid 110 3,085 4,632 17.7%
RIFAMPIN Rifampin 107 1,439 5,764 10.8%
CLOFAZIMINE - 84 1,021 1,528 23.0%
PREDNISONE prednisone 26 22,555 57,772 14.2%
DAPSONE\FERROUS OXALATE - 15 2 50 2.9%
PREDNISOLONE Prednisolone Sodium Phosphate 15 13,159 32,883 16.3%
AMITRIPTYLINE AMITRIPTYLINE HYDROCHLORIDE 14 4,837 7,290 23.7%
PREGABALIN Pregabalin 14 8,959 22,920 8.8%
HYDROCORTISONE Hydrocortisone Cream Intensive Healing 12 5,314 10,582 21.6%
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE SULFATE 12 6,506 16,905 9.8%
KETOPROFEN Orudis 8 393 2,947 7.1%
MINOCYCLINE Minocycline Hydrochloride 8 1,530 2,364 23.2%
OFLOXACIN OFLOXACIN 6 198 1,257 6.5%
DICLOFENAC Diclofenac Sodium Delayed Release 5 6,378 16,398 7.3%
MOXIFLOXACIN Moxifloxacin Hydrochloride Tablets, 400 mg 5 1,623 4,167 11.4%

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