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Otitis externa: Which Medications Are Safest? (92 Drugs Compared)

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92 medications are used for Otitis externa, with 430 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Otitis externa are CIPROFLOXACIN and CIPROFLOXACIN\DEXAMETHASONE.

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Drugs Used

All Medications for Otitis externa Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
CIPROFLOXACIN Ciprofloxacin 133 2,671 13,894 6.1%
CIPROFLOXACIN\DEXAMETHASONE - 55 7 43 1.0%
PIPERACILLIN\TAZOBACTAM - 39 3,372 10,462 17.6%
CEFTAZIDIME TAZICEF 27 696 1,503 22.0%
OFLOXACIN OFLOXACIN 23 198 1,257 6.5%
AMOXICILLIN Amoxicillin and Clavulanate Potassium 21 1,212 11,721 4.0%
MEROPENEM Meropenem 21 3,880 7,167 28.0%
CIPROFLOXACIN\HYDROCORTISONE - 17 4 5 5.4%
AMOXICILLIN\CLAVULANIC ACID - 16 885 5,097 8.4%
CEFEPIME Cefepime 14 997 3,055 18.0%
FLUCONAZOLE Fluconazole 14 2,546 5,821 16.8%
AMOXICILLIN\CLAVULANATE - 9 998 6,376 6.5%
HYDROCORTISONE\NEOMYCIN\POLYMYXIN B - 9 1 9 0.3%
LINEZOLID Linezolid 8 2,952 7,491 16.4%
SODIUM Sodium Chloride 8 1,550 6,212 6.6%
SULFAMETHOXAZOLE\TRIMETHOPRIM - 8 5,777 19,426 14.9%
CLARITHROMYCIN Clarithromycin 7 987 6,385 5.2%
CIPROFLOXACIN\FLUOCINOLONE ACETONIDE - 6 1 18 1.0%
HYDROCORTISONE\OXYTETRACYCLINE\POLYMYXIN B - 6 0 4 N/A
TAZOCIN - 6 15 44 17.9%

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Most Reported Drugs for Otitis externa

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