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Lower respiratory tract infection: Which Medications Are Safest? (198 Drugs Compared)

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198 medications are used for Lower respiratory tract infection, with 3,434 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Lower respiratory tract infection are CLARITHROMYCIN and DOXYCYCLINE.

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All Medications for Lower respiratory tract infection Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
CLARITHROMYCIN Clarithromycin 878 987 6,385 5.2%
DOXYCYCLINE Doxycycline 478 1,653 5,618 9.3%
AMOXICILLIN Amoxicillin and Clavulanate Potassium 373 1,212 11,721 4.0%
LEVOFLOXACIN Levofloxacin 228 2,747 13,832 6.8%
CIPROFLOXACIN Ciprofloxacin 198 2,671 13,894 6.1%
PREDNISOLONE Prednisolone Sodium Phosphate 158 13,159 32,883 16.3%
AMOXICILLIN\CLAVULANATE - 121 998 6,376 6.5%
AMOXICILLIN\CLAVULANIC ACID - 109 885 5,097 8.4%
PIPERACILLIN\TAZOBACTAM - 109 3,372 10,462 17.6%
AZITHROMYCIN ANHYDROUS - 66 1,333 4,313 9.2%
ALBUTEROL Albuterol Sulfate 64 3,145 19,388 3.3%
AZITHROMYCIN AZITHROMYCIN 63 1,405 5,983 8.0%
PREDNISONE prednisone 46 22,555 57,772 14.2%
DOXYCYCLINE HYCLATE Doxycycline Hyclate 44 1,164 1,650 19.1%
MEROPENEM Meropenem 42 3,880 7,167 28.0%
MOXIFLOXACIN Moxifloxacin Hydrochloride Tablets, 400 mg 40 1,623 4,167 11.4%
ERYTHROMYCIN Erythromycin 37 467 1,213 6.4%
CEFTRIAXONE Ceftriaxone 35 2,926 9,596 15.1%
CEPHALEXIN Cephalexin 31 295 1,832 3.7%
TOBRAMYCIN TOBRAMYCIN 27 1,306 5,106 11.3%

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