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Pericarditis: Which Medications Are Safest? (121 Drugs Compared)

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121 medications are used for Pericarditis, with 1,767 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Pericarditis are COLCHICINE and RILONACEPT.

1,767
Total Reports
121
Drugs Used

All Medications for Pericarditis Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
COLCHICINE colchicine 599 1,074 3,150 14.5%
RILONACEPT Arcalyst 497 14 65 1.7%
ANAKINRA Kineret 246 979 3,472 8.1%
IBUPROFEN equate ibuprofen 242 6,705 29,386 7.7%
PREDNISONE prednisone 144 22,555 57,772 14.2%
ASPIRIN Aspirin 111 13,029 53,089 14.1%
INDOMETHACIN Indomethacin 40 664 1,146 13.7%
PREDNISOLONE Prednisolone Sodium Phosphate 39 13,159 32,883 16.3%
ASPIRIN DL-LYSINE - 37 1,107 3,761 16.7%
AZATHIOPRINE AZATHIOPRINE 26 4,579 10,817 13.8%
COLCHICINE\OPIUM\TIEMONIUM METHYLSULFATE - 15 17 136 9.2%
METHYLPREDNISOLONE Medroloan II SUIK 14 12,828 26,552 20.1%
RITUXIMAB Rituxan 14 28,910 54,631 16.2%
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE SULFATE 13 6,506 16,905 9.8%
NAPROXEN Naproxen Sodium 13 5,127 12,849 9.7%
PANTOPRAZOLE Pantoprazole Sodium 12 9,456 23,952 12.0%
ACETAMINOPHEN Hydrocodone Bitartrate and Acetaminophen 11 30,085 50,046 22.0%
CANAKINUMAB Ilaris 11 518 2,624 5.0%
FUROSEMIDE Furosemide 10 6,131 30,446 11.8%
VANCOMYCIN Vancomycin Hydrochloride 10 5,348 15,776 15.8%

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