Lyme disease: Which Medications Are Safest? (203 Drugs Compared)
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203 medications are used for Lyme disease, with 1,303 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Lyme disease are DOXYCYCLINE and DOXYCYCLINE HYCLATE.
1,303
Total Reports
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Drugs Used
All Medications for Lyme disease Ranked by Safety Reports
| Drug | Brand | Reports | Deaths (all) | Hosp. (all) | Death Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOXYCYCLINE | Doxycycline | 386 | 1,653 | 5,618 | 9.3% |
| DOXYCYCLINE HYCLATE | Doxycycline Hyclate | 128 | 1,164 | 1,650 | 19.1% |
| CEFTRIAXONE | Ceftriaxone | 113 | 2,926 | 9,596 | 15.1% |
| DISULFIRAM | Disulfiram | 90 | 51 | 381 | 6.7% |
| AMOXICILLIN | Amoxicillin and Clavulanate Potassium | 45 | 1,212 | 11,721 | 4.0% |
| SULFAMETHOXAZOLE\TRIMETHOPRIM | - | 34 | 5,777 | 19,426 | 14.9% |
| AZITHROMYCIN | AZITHROMYCIN | 33 | 1,405 | 5,983 | 8.0% |
| ATOVAQUONE | Atovaquone | 28 | 366 | 1,110 | 16.1% |
| AZITHROMYCIN ANHYDROUS | - | 28 | 1,333 | 4,313 | 9.2% |
| PREGABALIN | Pregabalin | 27 | 8,959 | 22,920 | 8.8% |
| CEFUROXIME AXETIL | Cefuroxime axetil | 23 | 144 | 755 | 5.0% |
| MINOCYCLINE | Minocycline Hydrochloride | 23 | 1,530 | 2,364 | 23.2% |
| CIPROFLOXACIN | Ciprofloxacin | 21 | 2,671 | 13,894 | 6.1% |
| PENICILLIN G BENZATHINE | Lentocilin | 21 | 37 | 175 | 3.3% |
| HUMAN IMMUNOGLOBULIN G | BIVIGAM | 19 | 5,286 | 16,081 | 7.5% |
| DOXYCYCLINE\DOXYCYCLINE HYCLATE | - | 18 | 213 | 433 | 20.6% |
| HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE | HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE SULFATE | 18 | 6,506 | 16,905 | 9.8% |
| NITAZOXANIDE | Nitazoxanide | 18 | 26 | 42 | 5.7% |
| RIFAMPIN | Rifampin | 16 | 1,439 | 5,764 | 10.8% |
| CLARITHROMYCIN | Clarithromycin | 15 | 987 | 6,385 | 5.2% |