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Mycobacterium abscessus infection: Which Medications Are Safest? (91 Drugs Compared)

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91 medications are used for Mycobacterium abscessus infection, with 1,584 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Mycobacterium abscessus infection are AMIKACIN and LINEZOLID.

1,584
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Drugs Used

All Medications for Mycobacterium abscessus infection Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
AMIKACIN ARIKAYCE 585 2,114 4,686 18.7%
LINEZOLID Linezolid 423 2,952 7,491 16.4%
CLOFAZIMINE - 398 1,021 1,528 23.0%
TIGECYCLINE Tigecycline 264 872 1,283 26.9%
CLARITHROMYCIN Clarithromycin 248 987 6,385 5.2%
AZITHROMYCIN AZITHROMYCIN 239 1,405 5,983 8.0%
CILASTATIN\IMIPENEM - 197 643 1,798 13.2%
IMIPENEM - 178 604 826 32.1%
CEFOXITIN Cefoxitin and Dextrose 171 48 252 6.4%
OMADACYCLINE NUZYRA 146 79 231 7.3%
MOXIFLOXACIN Moxifloxacin Hydrochloride Tablets, 400 mg 132 1,623 4,167 11.4%
AZITHROMYCIN ANHYDROUS - 130 1,333 4,313 9.2%
TEDIZOLID SIVEXTRO 71 68 217 8.8%
MEROPENEM Meropenem 68 3,880 7,167 28.0%
CIPROFLOXACIN Ciprofloxacin 56 2,671 13,894 6.1%
MINOCYCLINE Minocycline Hydrochloride 49 1,530 2,364 23.2%
SULFAMETHOXAZOLE\TRIMETHOPRIM - 45 5,777 19,426 14.9%
DOXYCYCLINE Doxycycline 44 1,653 5,618 9.3%
BEDAQUILINE SIRTURO 32 1,137 1,250 31.1%
ETHAMBUTOL Ethambutol Hydrochloride 32 971 2,638 13.0%

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