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Nasal congestion: Which Medications Are Safest? (299 Drugs Compared)

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299 medications are used for Nasal congestion, with 6,190 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Nasal congestion are FLUTICASONE and LORATADINE.

6,190
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All Medications for Nasal congestion Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
FLUTICASONE ADVAIR DISKUS 850 1,043 3,658 3.3%
LORATADINE Curist Allergy Relief 475 372 1,472 1.5%
CETIRIZINE Cetirizine 381 4,787 8,423 10.0%
TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE Triamcinolone Acetonide 377 1,874 3,276 11.2%
PSEUDOEPHEDRINE CareOne Nasal and Sinus Decongestant 368 3,768 4,451 28.8%
LORATADINE\PSEUDOEPHEDRINE - 337 4 84 0.1%
OXYMETAZOLINE Nasal 294 31 120 0.7%
FEXOFENADINE Fexofenadine HCl 196 80 535 0.4%
IBUPROFEN\PHENYLEPHRINE - 190 0 8 N/A
FLUTICASONE FUROATE Fluticasone Furoate Ellipta 187 334 1,410 4.3%
AZELASTINE Azelastine Hydrochloride 176 12 89 0.2%
FEXOFENADINE\PSEUDOEPHEDRINE - 163 8 71 0.2%
DEXTROMETHORPHAN HYDROBROMIDE\GUAIFENESIN - 138 66 237 1.0%
CETIRIZINE\PSEUDOEPHEDRINE - 126 2,361 2,599 37.5%
GUAIFENESIN Guaifenesin and Pseudoephedrine HCl 117 158 371 2.0%
MOMETASONE FUROATE Mometasone Furoate 109 138 1,865 1.2%
CLARITIN-D-24 - 104 0 0 N/A
XYLOMETAZOLINE Metarivin Soln. 0.1% 83 217 254 40.3%
AZELASTINE\FLUTICASONE - 77 6 140 0.5%
GUAIFENESIN\PSEUDOEPHEDRINE - 76 14 15 1.5%

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