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Otitis media: Which Medications Are Safest? (125 Drugs Compared)

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125 medications are used for Otitis media, with 604 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Otitis media are AMOXICILLIN and CLARITHROMYCIN.

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All Medications for Otitis media Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
AMOXICILLIN Amoxicillin and Clavulanate Potassium 157 1,212 11,721 4.0%
CLARITHROMYCIN Clarithromycin 48 987 6,385 5.2%
AMOXICILLIN\CLAVULANIC ACID - 37 885 5,097 8.4%
AMOXICILLIN\CLAVULANATE - 32 998 6,376 6.5%
CIPROFLOXACIN Ciprofloxacin 31 2,671 13,894 6.1%
AZITHROMYCIN AZITHROMYCIN 24 1,405 5,983 8.0%
LEVOFLOXACIN Levofloxacin 23 2,747 13,832 6.8%
CEFDINIR Cefdinir 21 35 262 2.2%
IBUPROFEN equate ibuprofen 16 6,705 29,386 7.7%
CEFTRIAXONE Ceftriaxone 14 2,926 9,596 15.1%
AZITHROMYCIN ANHYDROUS - 13 1,333 4,313 9.2%
CEFUROXIME AXETIL Cefuroxime axetil 12 144 755 5.0%
CEFTAZIDIME TAZICEF 11 696 1,503 22.0%
CEFUROXIME Cefuroxime sodium 11 439 2,274 8.4%
ACETAMINOPHEN Hydrocodone Bitartrate and Acetaminophen 9 30,085 50,046 22.0%
SULFAMETHOXAZOLE\TRIMETHOPRIM - 9 5,777 19,426 14.9%
BUDESONIDE BREYNA 8 987 6,421 3.9%
MOXIFLOXACIN Moxifloxacin Hydrochloride Tablets, 400 mg 8 1,623 4,167 11.4%
CEFACLOR Cefaclor 7 20 216 1.9%
CLINDAMYCIN XACIATO 7 986 5,320 5.8%

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